At least nine dead in Turkey car bomb

At least nine people have been killed in a car bomb attack on a police station in southeast Turkey.

Dozens of other people were injured in the blast, which happened near the headquarters of an anti-riot police force in Cizre.

The state-run news agency blamed the attack on rebels from the Kurdistan Workers' Party.

Eight police officers were killed in the blast, according to AFP.

#UPDATE Nine people killed, 64 wounded in #Cizre car bomb in southeast Turkey: hospital sources (Reuters) pic.twitter.com/g7wIq2p7Mu

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