Major explosion shakes southern Turkey, kills two (Updated)November 24, 2016 - 10:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Two people were killed and 16 wounded on Thursday, November 24 in a car bomb explosion outside a local government building in the southern Turkish city of Adana, officials said, according to AFP. The bomb exploded in the car park of the governor's office for the Adana region, close to the vehicle entrance, the governorate said in a statement. The explosion sparked a fire, and a cloud of dark smoke spewed into the sky. The force of the blast caused damage to the governorate itself, the state-run Anadolu news agency said, describing the blast as a "terror attack". "Two people were killed and 16 were wounded," the governor of Adana, Mahmut Demirtas, was quoted as saying by Anadolu. "A vehicle blew up at 8.05am (0505 GMT) at a parking lot next to the entrance of the governor's office," Demirtas said. The attack is believed to have been carried out by a woman, the governor said, without providing further details of the nature of the blast. As has been the case with previous attacks, the Turkish authorities immediately slapped a broadcast ban on footage of the blast. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. “Great success”: Pashinyan pleased with new border protocol Pashinyan has described the signing by Armenia and Azerbaijan of a protocol on delimitation in Tavush as “a great success”. |