Truck blast injures 15 troops in southeastern Turkey

24/06/2008

ANKARA, Turkey -- At least 15 Turkish troops suffered injuries on Monday (June 23rd) in an explosion in southeastern Turkey. The blast hit a truckload of soldiers en route to replace their comrades in the town of Islahiye, in the Gaziantep province. The cause of the explosion remains unknown. Four of the troops are in critical condition. (AFP, Anadolu news agency, AP, CNN Turk - 23/06/08)