Bomb Blast in Adana, Turkey

At least five people, including a police officer, were injured on 25 September when a roadside bomb exploded targeting a bus carrying police officials in the city of Adana. Several nearby vehicles were also damaged following the incident. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. An investigation into the incident is on-going.

Advice

Be cautious when travelling in Turkey. Bomb attacks have been carried out by Kurdish, Islamist and leftist militants in Turkey in the past.

References

http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/worldNews/~3/bPLuMGHWy9o/bomb-blast-hits-police-bus-in-southern-turkey-five-wounded-governor-idUSKBN1WA0DV https://www.albawaba.com/news/bomb-blast-police-bus-leaves-5-injured-turkey-1310931 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/explosion-hits-riot-police-bus-in-southern-turkey-5-wounded/2019/09/25/3c6846c8-df63-11e9-be7f-4cc85017c36f_story.html https://www.euronews.com/2019/09/25/bomb-attack-launched-on-police-bus-in-southern-turkey-ihlas-news-agency https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/09/bomb-attack-turkish-police-bus-wounds-governor-190925062310436.html https://news.yahoo.com/explosion-hits-riot-police-bus-070520064.html http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/worldNews/~3/AIiieNxSeH8/bomb-attack-hits-police-bus-in-southern-turkey-some-wounded-sources-idUSKBN1WA0DV Last updated:2020-12-13T22:09:47.403160Z

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