14 Hurt in Blast at Pop Concert in Turkey
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ISTANBUL, Turkey — A bomb exploded under a police car at a pop concert in southern Turkey, injuring at least 14 people, the prime minister’s office said.
A hospital official said that at least 17 people, including two police officers, were injured in the explosion in the southern city of Mersin. Two of the injured were in serious condition, the official said.
Television footage showed a young woman lying on the ground with blood splattered on her pants and on the ground around her.
A man could be seen helping another who had a leg injury. Young concertgoers carried several of the wounded to ambulances as music blared in the background.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
Militant leftist, Kurdish, and Islamic groups are active in the country.
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