Publication Date:
Fri, 2010-09-17 23:39
The explosion occurred in the town of Yuksekova near the city of Hakkari, where the mourners earlier had attacked police with rocks in the funeral of another victim, the NTV reported. It said police used pepper spray and water canons to disperse the crowd in Hakkari.
Thursday's bombing struck a minibus near Hakkari. After the attack, blamed on autonomy-seeking Kurdish rebels, the government canceled a meeting with the country's pro-Kurdish party, which demands more rights for the Kurds.
The Kurdish rebels have been fighting for autonomy in the country's Kurdish-dominated southeast since 1984. The conflict has killed tens of thousands of people.
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