'Controlled' bomb explosion causes panic in Turkey

August 15, 2015 01:31

Turkish bomb disposal experts were taken aback on Friday when the controlled explosion of a car bomb in the Kurdish-dominated southeast caused a massive blast that scattered debris and caused panic amongst bystanders.

After sealing off the area in the southeastern region of Batman, experts transported the abandoned car to an open space and set off a controlled detonation, the private Dogan news agency reported. But the blast unleashed a huge ball of fire and smoke, with video footage by Dogan showing bystanders running in panic.

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