Car bomb attack targets police headquarters in southeast Turkey

Istanbul (AFP) – A car bomb blamed on Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) rebels on Friday exploded outside a police headquarters in Turkey’s southeastern town of Cizre, state media and television said.

The bomb attack caused immense damage to the headquarters of the special anti-riot police force in Cizre, with television pictures showing an immense plume of black smoke heading into the sky. There was no immediate information on possible casualties.