At least eight people were killed and more than 100 people were wounded in an attack by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır early on Nov. 4.
Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said two police officers and five civilians were killed in the attack, while a suspected PKK militant was also killed, the Hurriyet newspaper reports.
According to Diyarbakır Governor’s Office, the PKK claimed responsibility for the attack.
The explosion hit an auxiliary building of the police department in the Bağlar district of Diyarbakır at around 8 a.m. on Nov. 4.