A bomb
went off today morning near the village of Aşağı Kolbaşı in the Güroymak
district of the eastern province of Bitlis, shortly after a military convoy had
passed. No casualties were reported.
The bomb
exploded at around 11:30 a.m. on the Güroymak-Bitlis road, 10 kilometers to
Güroymak. While the military convoy was proceeding to Güroymak, a bomb placed
in a vent hole was set off with a remote control. However, because it went off
after the convoy had passed, there were no casualties. An air-backed operation
was launched in the region to find the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)
members who escaped after the blast, and the road was blocked off by security
forces.
The
convoy was heading toward Güroymak to take security precautions in the town,
where the opening of a park and a concert had been scheduled. The co-president
of the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP), Selahattin Demirtaş was scheduled to
participate in both events, the office of the government said in a written
statement.
Meanwhile,
a car bomb was also spotted near a police station on the Tunceli-Pülümür road.
Security teams were rushed to the scene to defuse the bomb. Also, on roads
leading to the Gökçek and Şehit Mehmet gendarmerie stations in Tunceli province
two separate 100-kilogram bombs were spotted by security forces and defused.
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