On the night of May 12, an enormous explosion occurred in Diyarbakir, Sur's Dürümlü village, caused by 15 tons of explosives planted in a truck. The enormous blast created a 35-meter-wide, five-meter-deep crater in the ground and killed 13 civilians. The media's PKK-justifying attitude portrayed the incident as if a meteor hit the earth. They could use any excuse as long as they didn't have to blame the PKK for the attack.