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http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/13...tary.aspx?pageID=238&nID=107411&NewsCatID=509
13 soldiers were killed and 48 wounded on Dec.17 in a car bomb blast that targeted a bus transporting them in the central city of Kayseri, the Turkish Armed Forces said.
The soldiers - all low-ranking privates and non-commissioned officers - had been given permission for leave from the commando headquarters in the city, it said in a statement.
The wounded were being treated in hospital while there could also be additional civilian casualties, it added.
Turkey's Dogan news agency had said the blast hit the bus as it drove past a car believed to be packed with explosives.
Broadcaster NTV also said the bus was carrying off-duty soldiers and civilians when it was hit by the blast near a bus stop at the campus of Erciyes University.