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2nd LD: 6 Turkish soldier killed in attack on military vehicle in SE Turkey

Xinhua, February 18, 2016 Adjust font size:

Six soldiers of the Turkish security forces were killed Thursday when a bomb hit a military vehicle in southeastern Diyarbakir province, local NTV reported.

The explosion, in Diyarbakir province, occurred on Diyarbakir-Lice highway near Mermer Gendermarie military outpost, said the report.

The attack came one day after a car bomb killed at least 28 people and wounded 61 others in Ankara.

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu blamed Kurdish militants for the Ankara bombing.

The Turkish military said the attack struck military service buses stopping at a traffic light, setting at least four buses ablaze within the vicinity of the Turkish General Staff headquarters and Parliament. Endit