Turkey: Attack follows Erdogan rally

A policeman has been killed during an attack in northern Turkey, shortly after a visit by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish media say.

Izvor: BBC

Thursday, 05.05.2011.

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A policeman has been killed during an attack in northern Turkey, shortly after a visit by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish media say. Reports said a grenade was thrown at a police vehicle near the city of Kastamonu, and then gunmen opened fire, the BBC reports. Turkey: Attack follows Erdogan rally The prime minister had been in the city earlier, campaigning for next month's general election. The police had been escorting a bus carrying officials from Erdogan's governing AK Party away from the rally. Two police officers were also wounded in the attack, Turkish TV said. Footage showed the police car completely burned out. No group has so far said it carried out the attack. However, when Erdogan arrived for another rally in the nearby city of Amasya, he appeared to blame separatists. "These vile hands, these dark minds that do not believe in democratic struggle, these terrorists, these separatist forces that know they cannot win at the ballot think they will reach their ends through such attacks," he told party supporters. "We will not let anyone divide this land. My mighty nation will never yield to bandits." Security personnel near the site of the attack (Beta/AP)

Turkey: Attack follows Erdogan rally

The prime minister had been in the city earlier, campaigning for next month's general election.

The police had been escorting a bus carrying officials from Erdogan's governing AK Party away from the rally.

Two police officers were also wounded in the attack, Turkish TV said. Footage showed the police car completely burned out.

No group has so far said it carried out the attack.

However, when Erdogan arrived for another rally in the nearby city of Amasya, he appeared to blame separatists.

"These vile hands, these dark minds that do not believe in democratic struggle, these terrorists, these separatist forces that know they cannot win at the ballot think they will reach their ends through such attacks," he told party supporters.

"We will not let anyone divide this land. My mighty nation will never yield to bandits."

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