A car bomb exploded near a police station in southeast Turkey on Monday night, killing at least eight people and wounding dozens, Turkish media reported. According to AP, there was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast in Gaziantep, near the Syrian border. Television footage showed firefighters attempting to douse a fierce blaze that gutted several vehicles. Medics assisted a wounded person on a stretcher, and ambulance sirens wailed as bystanders gathered to survey the wreckage. NTV television said eight people died and as many as 50 were wounded. Earlier, CNN-Turk television reported seven deaths, citing local authorities.
