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10 dead in Turkey blast

Published September 13th, 2006 - 07:59 GMT

The death toll from a bombing in a predominantly Kurdish city in southeastern Turkey climbed to 10 Wednesday after three people died of their wounds. It was the country's deadliest single bombing since an al-Qaeda attack three years ago.

 

Seven children were among the victims, the state-owned Anatolia news agency reported. Fourteen other people were injured, the agency added.

 

A Kurdish news agency reported that the incident took place near an elementary school in Diyarbakir, the largest Kurdish-majority city in Turkey's southeast. According to the AP, authorities were investigating whether the bomb was detonated by remote control.