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Authorities Find New Evidence, Conclude Diyarbakir Blast Was 'Terror Attack'

April 12 2017

Turkey

A day after calling Tuesday's blast an accident, Turkish officials announced that the explosion at a police headquarters in the country's southeast was a "terror attack," reports Deutsche Welle.

The blast occurred in a police compound in the predominately Kurdish city of Diyarbakir, killing one officer and two civilians.

Officials initially said the explosion was accidental, taking place during repairs on armored vehicles at the headquarters. There were no signs of "outside...

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