A car exploded in southeast Turkey near the border with Syria on Friday, killing...
A forensic officer inspects the blast site in Reyhanli, a Turkish town in Hatay province near the border with Syria, Turkey, July 5, 2019. Ferhat Dervisoglu/Demiroren News Agency via REUTERS
The explosion took place in the town of Reyhanli, where officials are carrying out inspections to determine its cause, Erdogan said. He said it was clear the explosion was the result of a bomb inside the vehicle detonating. Reyhanli is home to thousands of Syrian refugees. Following a series of bombings in the region in 2013, Turkey tightened controls along its 900-km border with Syria.Twin car bombs ripped through the town, which is in Hatay province, on May 11, 2013, killing 52 people. At the time, Turkey accused a group loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad of carrying out the attacks. Damascus denied any involvement.
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