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Bomb attack hits Turkish checkpoint near Syrian border

Two injuries, including a Turkish police officer, and no casualties occurred in a bomb attack meant for the Şanliurfa Turkish-Syrian border post

Ersin Çelik
15:28 - 13/02/2015 Cuma
Update: 13:31 - 13/02/2015 Cuma
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A bomb in a trash dumpster detonated by remote control hit the Turkish police checkpoint in Sanliurfa’s Suruc district on Friday, February 13, wounding two people including one police officer.


The wounded were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.


Suruç District Governor Abdullah Çiftci also confirmed that the bombs were placed in a trash dumpster near the police post and detonated at 10:45 a.m local time.


The attack occurred in Sanliurfa’s Suruc district some 15 km (9 miles) north of the Syrian town of Kobani.

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