Turkish mayor says 5 wounded in attack on his car

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DIYARBAKIR, Ramadan 17, 1435, July 14, 2014, SPA -- Five people including three police were wounded in southeastern Turkey, a pro-government mayor said on Monday, when suspected Kurdish militants attacked his car as he returned from a presidential campaign rally for prime minister Tayyip Erdogan, Reuters reported. Mayor Menderes Atilla said a car bomb detonated as his car drove through Ceylanpinar town in Sanliurfa province late on Sunday, injuring the policemen. Attackers then opened fire, causing minor injuries to his driver and a bodyguard. "There was a blast from a car loaded with explosives... as I was returning from the prime minister's rally. We came under fire from another car by gunmen using long-barreled weapons. The gunmen's car left the scene after firing a few rounds," Atilla told reporters, adding he believed militants from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) were behind the ambush. --SPA 14:20 LOCAL TIME 11:20 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w

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