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Three police officers killed in blast in Turkey's Gaziantep - sources

Published: 16 Oct 2016 - 02:09 pm | Last Updated: 01 Nov 2021 - 07:32 am
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Reuters

ISTANBUL: Three police officers were killed by an explosion in Turkey's southeastern city of Gaziantep on Sunday, hospital sources said.

The blast was thought to have been caused by a suicide bomber detonating during a police raid on a suspected Islamic State safehouse, security sources said.