Kurdish Group 'Not Behind' Turkey Car Bomb

	Kurdish Group 'Not Behind' Turkey Car Bomb Kurdish separatists have denied responsibility for a remote control car bomb that killed nine people, including four children, near a police station in Turkey. The blast happened in the southeastern town of Gaziantep, about 30 miles from the border with Syria, an area previously targeted by the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). However, the group has said that its fighters had "nothing" to do with the explosion, according to Firat News, an organisation close to the PKK. The PKK has been designated a terrorist group by Turkey, the US and the EU. There has been no immediate claim of responsibility for the bomb, which injured dozens of people. Turkey has accused neighbouring Syria of supporting the PKK, which launched a separatist insurgency in the region 28 years ago. Some 40000 people have died in the conflict. Firefighters work at the scene of an explosion in the southeastern Turkish town of Gaziantep. Gaziantep lies 30 miles from the border with Syria The Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK), a group connected to the PKK, has claimed responsibility for some past attacks in Turkey outside the PKK's regular area of operation. Gaziantep is home to a centre that receives international aid for the tens of thousands of Syrian refugees fleeing the uprising against President Bashar al Assad. Turkey's prime minister, Tayyip Erdogan, has been attempting to limit the impact of the conflict in Syria, where the PKK is exerting growing authority in some border areas. Two Turkish soldiers were <b>...</b>	From: DynamoMor Views: 0 0 ratings
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