13/06/2011 16:00
Blast in the Southeast Turkey: 11 people injured
As the Reuters reports a percussion bomb exploded in southeast Turkey late on Sunday, injuring 11 people celebrating the victory of Kurdish candidates in the parliamentary election, security and hospital officials said.
The explosion occurred around 11 p.m. (2000 GMT) in the province of Sirnak, near the Iraqi border, soon after the announcement of election results.
Six of the casualties, who were being treated at a nearby hospital, were seriously injured. Percussion bombs generally cause limited damage.
There were no immediate claims of responsibility for the blast in the mainly Kurdish region.
More than 40 000 people have died in the conflict since the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) took up arms against the state in 1984, the News 24 is writing.