Kurdish militants have claimed responsibility for a car bombing in Turkey's southeastern city of Van saying it was in response to the removal from office of two dozen mayors from Kurdish-run municipalities.
The blast on Monday, close to local government offices, wounded around 50 people, including four police officers and four Iranian citizens thought to have been visiting during the Muslim Eid holiday, officials said.
The claim of responsibility was posted on Tuesday on a website close to the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group which has been used to claim previous attacks in Turkey.
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