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At Least 10 Hurt in Southern Turkey Blast

At Least 10 Hurt in Southern Turkey Blast
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A massive explosion has occurred in the southwestern Turkish tourist hub of Antalya, injuring at least 10 people.

At Least 10 Hurt in Southern Turkey Blast

Antalya's Mayor Menderes Turel said, "10 to 12 people were slightly injured by flying glass."

The cause of the blast was yet to be identified.

Turel said, however, that the incident might have been an accident.

Turkey has been rocked by a wave of deadly bomb attacks in the past 18 months blamed either on the Kurdish militants of the Kurdistan Workers' Party [PKK] or the Daesh terrorist group, which is active in neighbouring Iraq and Syria.

Last Friday, two rockets fired by unknown assailants struck Antalya. Hunt is on for suspected attackers, and 25 people have been arrested so far.

The province of Antalya is located next to the popular tourist areas of Marmaris and Bodrum, and just north of Cyprus. Situated on the sun-drenched Mediterranean coast, the Antalya region is one of Turkey's most popular tourist destinations.

Most recently, bomb explosions rocked the southern Turkish city of Gaziantep, killing three police officers and injuring eight others.

Back in August, an attacker tied to Daesh struck a wedding in Gaziantep, killing 57 people, including 34 children.

Ankara is accused of providing logistical support and safe passage for Daesh terrorists since 2014, when they unleashed their campaign of terror against Iraq and Syria. Turkey now seems to have become entangled with the unmanageable side effects of such sponsorship for the militants.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

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