(VOVworld) - A car-bomb attack hit a military post in the southeastern Turkish province of Diyarbakir on Monday, killing one soldier and injuring dozens more. The state-run Anadolu news agency reported that "terrorists" affiliated to the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, carried out the bombing which resulted in clashes between Turkish soldiers and PKK fighters. Helicopters and ambulances took the victims to the Diyarbakir Military Hospital.

Vehicles were damaged by a similar car bomb attack that occurred in Diyarbakir, Turkey, March 31. (Photo: Reuters)

The private Dogans news agency also reported one fatality but said 27 people, including some civilians, had been wounded in the attack. Nearby buildings were damaged. Local authorities ordered a power-cut in this area.