The agency cited the terrorist group’s Amaq news agency claiming ISIS carried out the Friday morning attack, which targeted a riot police building in one of the largest cities in southeast Turkey.
In the aftermath of the explosion, the Diyarbakir governor issued a statement, claiming that the military wing of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) was behind the attack. Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim also attributed the attack to the PKK, saying that one of the deceased was a suspected member of the outlawed group.
ISIS claims responsibility for Diyarbakir bombing
07 November 2016
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ISIS has claimed responsibility for a car bomb blast in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir that killed at least 9 people and injured over 100, RT reports citing Reuters. It comes after Ankara attributed the attack to Kurdish militant group PKK.
