2 car bombs in Turkey target cops, kill six

Ankara: Two car bombings targeted police stations in Turkey, killing at least six people and wounding 219 others, officials said yesterday.

Turkish rescue workers and police inspect the blast scene after a car bomb attack on a police station in Elazig. Pic/AFP

First, a car bomb attack on a police station in the eastern province of Van late Wednesday killed a police officer and two civilians. At least 73 other people - 53 civilians and 20 police officers - were wounded, officials said.

Authorities have blamed the attack on the Kurdistan Workers' Party, which has launched a campaign of bombings targeting police stations.

Hours later, another car bombing yesterday hit police headquarters in the eastern Turkish city of Elazig, killing at least three police office officers and wounding 146 other people, Gov. Murat Zorluoglu said. At least 14 of them were in serious condition.