Photos: Car bombs in Turkey kill at least 42
May 12, 2013
People stand in a street strewn with debris on May 12, 2013 after a car bomb explosion went off on May 11 in Reyhanli in Hatay, just a few kilometers from the main border crossing into Syria. Turkey was reeling from twin car bomb attacks which left at least 43 people dead in a town near the Syrian border, with Ankara blaming pro-Damascus groups and vowing to bring the perpetrators to justice. BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 519657941 )
Women cry as they search on May 12, 2013 for their relatives in the debris on a street damaged by a car bomb explosion which went off on May 11 in Reyhanli in Hatay, just a few kilometers from the main border crossing into Syria. Turkey was reeling from twin car bomb attacks which left at least 43 people dead in a town near the Syrian border, with Ankara blaming pro-Damascus groups and vowing to bring the perpetrators to justice. BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 519657716 )
People pass by one of the Saturday explosion sites that killed 46 and injured about 50 others, in Reyhanli, near Turkey's border with Syria, Sunday, May 12, 2013. The bombings on Saturday marked the biggest incident of cross-border violence since the start of Syria's bloody civil war and has the raised fear of Turkey being pulled deeper into the conflict. (AP Photo) ( Turkey Explosion )
Men walk in a street strewn with debris on May 12, 2013 after a car bomb explosion went off on May 11 in Reyhanli in Hatay, just a few kilometers from the main border crossing into Syria. Turkey was reeling from twin car bomb attacks which left at least 43 people dead in a town near the Syrian border, with Ankara blaming pro-Damascus groups and vowing to bring the perpetrators to justice. BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 519657987 )
A man stands by a burnt bike near one of the scene of the twin car bomb attacks in the town of Reyhanli of Hatay province near the Turkish-Syrian border May 12, 2013. Twin car bombs killed 43 people and wounded many more in a Turkish town near the Syrian border on Saturday and the government said it suspected Syrian involvement. The bombing increased fears that Syria's civil war was dragging in neighboring states despite renewed diplomatic moves towards ending two years of fighting in which more than 70,000 people have been killed. The bombs ripped into crowded streets near Reyhanli's shopping district in the early afternoon, scattering concrete blocks and smashing cars in the town in Turkey's southern Hatay province, home to thousands of Syrian refugees. REUTERS/Umit Bektas ( SYRIA-CRISIS/ )
People walk among the debris in the street below on May 12, 2013 after a car bomb explosion went off on May 11 in Reyhanli in Hatay, just a few kilometers from the main border crossing into Syria. Turkey was reeling from twin car bomb attacks which left at least 43 people dead in a town near the Syrian border, with Ankara blaming pro-Damascus groups and vowing to bring the perpetrators to justice. BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 519657961 )
People walk in front of buildings damaged by a car bomb explosion on May 12, 2013 at Reyhanli in Hata, just a few kilometers from the main border crossing into Syria.Turkey was reeling from twin car bomb attacks which left at least 43 people dead in a town near the Syrian border, with Ankara blaming pro-Damascus groups and vowing to bring the perpetrators to justice. BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 519657294 )
A search and rescue team member and his dog work on one of the scenes of the twin car bomb attacks in the town of Reyhanli of Hatay province near the Turkish-Syrian border May 12, 2013. Twin car bombs killed 43 people and wounded many more in a Turkish town near the Syrian border on Saturday and the government said it suspected Syrian involvement. The bombing increased fears that Syria's civil war was dragging in neighboring states despite renewed diplomatic moves towards ending two years of fighting in which more than 70,000 people have been killed. The bombs ripped into crowded streets near Reyhanli's shopping district in the early afternoon, scattering concrete blocks and smashing cars in the town in Turkey's southern Hatay province, home to thousands of Syrian refugees. REUTERS/Umit Bektas ( SYRIA-CRISIS/ )
A woman stands among the debris of a building damaged by a car bomb explosion on May 12, 2013 at Reyhanli in Hata, just a few kilometers from the main border crossing into Syria.Turkey was reeling from twin car bomb attacks which left at least 43 people dead in a town near the Syrian border, with Ankara blaming pro-Damascus groups and vowing to bring the perpetrators to justice. BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 519657281 )
Men sift through debris in a damaged building on May 12, 2013 on a street hit by a car bomb explosion which went off on May 11 in Reyhanli in Hatay, just a few kilometers from the main border crossing into Syria. Turkey was reeling from twin car bomb attacks which left at least 43 people dead in a town near the Syrian border, with Ankara blaming pro-Damascus groups and vowing to bring the perpetrators to justice. BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 519657909 )
Officials work on one of the scenes of the twin car bomb attacks in the town of Reyhanli of Hatay province near the Turkish-Syrian border May 12, 2013. Twin car bombs killed 43 people and wounded many more in a Turkish town near the Syrian border on Saturday and the government said it suspected Syrian involvement. The bombing increased fears that Syria's civil war was dragging in neighboring states despite renewed diplomatic moves towards ending two years of fighting in which more than 70,000 people have been killed. The bombs ripped into crowded streets near Reyhanli's shopping district in the early afternoon, scattering concrete blocks and smashing cars in the town in Turkey's southern Hatay province, home to thousands of Syrian refugees. REUTERS/Umit Bektas ( SYRIA-CRISIS/ )
Officials work on one of the sites of the twin car bomb attacks in the town of Reyhanli of Hatay province near the Turkish-Syrian border May 12, 2013. Twin car bombs killed 43 people and wounded many more in a Turkish town near the Syrian border on Saturday and the government said it suspected Syrian involvement. The bombing increased fears that Syria's civil war was dragging in neighboring states despite renewed diplomatic moves towards ending two years of fighting in which more than 70,000 people have been killed. The bombs ripped into crowded streets near Reyhanli's shopping district in the early afternoon, scattering concrete blocks and smashing cars in the town in Turkey's southern Hatay province, home to thousands of Syrian refugees. REUTERS/Umit Bektas ( SYRIA-CRISIS/ )
People sift through the debris on May 12, 2013 after a car bomb explosion went off on May 11 in Reyhanli in Hatay, just a few kilometers from the main border crossing into Syria. Turkey was reeling from twin car bomb attacks which left at least 43 people dead in a town near the Syrian border, with Ankara blaming pro-Damascus groups and vowing to bring the perpetrators to justice. BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 519661607 )
Officials work on one of the scenes of the twin car bomb attacks in the town of Reyhanli of Hatay province near the Turkish-Syrian border May 12, 2013. Twin car bombs killed 43 people and wounded many more in a Turkish town near the Syrian border on Saturday and the government said it suspected Syrian involvement. The bombing increased fears that Syria's civil war was dragging in neighboring states despite renewed diplomatic moves towards ending two years of fighting in which more than 70,000 people have been killed. The bombs ripped into crowded streets near Reyhanli's shopping district in the early afternoon, scattering concrete blocks and smashing cars in the town in Turkey's southern Hatay province, home to thousands of Syrian refugees. REUTERS/Umit Bektas ( SYRIA-CRISIS/ )
Picture taken from the window of a damaged building shows officers working on May 12, 2013 on a street damaged by a car bomb explosion which went off on May 11 in Reyhanli in Hatay, just a few kilometers from the main border crossing into Syria. Turkey was reeling from twin car bomb attacks which left at least 43 people dead in a town near the Syrian border, with Ankara blaming pro-Damascus groups and vowing to bring the perpetrators to justice. BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 519657488 )
Search and rescue team members work on one of the scenes of the twin car bomb attacks in the town of Reyhanli of Hatay province near the Turkish-Syrian border May 12, 2013. Twin car bombs killed 43 people and wounded many more in a Turkish town near the Syrian border on Saturday and the government said it suspected Syrian involvement. The bombing increased fears that Syria's civil war was dragging in neighboring states despite renewed diplomatic moves towards ending two years of fighting in which more than 70,000 people have been killed. The bombs ripped into crowded streets near Reyhanli's shopping district in the early afternoon, scattering concrete blocks and smashing cars in the town in Turkey's southern Hatay province, home to thousands of Syrian refugees. REUTERS/Umit Bektas ( SYRIA-CRISIS/ )
A Turkish army commando officer surveys the damage at the scene at one of the Saturday explosion sites that killed 46 and injured about 50 others, in Reyhanli, near Turkey's border with Syria, Sunday, May 12, 2013. The bombings on Saturday marked the biggest incident of cross-border violence since the start of Syria's bloody civil war and has the raised fear of Turkey being pulled deeper into the conflict. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici) ( Turkey Explosion )
A man stands amidst the rubble in a street strewn with debris on May 12, 2013 after a car bomb explosion went off on May 11 in Reyhanli in Hatay, just a few kilometers from the main border crossing into Syria. Turkey was reeling from twin car bomb attacks which left at least 43 people dead in a town near the Syrian border, with Ankara blaming pro-Damascus groups and vowing to bring the perpetrators to justice. BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 519658043 )
A man looks under a damaged car in a street strewn with debris on May 12, 2013 after a car bomb explosion went off on May 11 in Reyhanli in Hatay, just a few kilometers from the main border crossing into Syria. Turkey was reeling from twin car bomb attacks which left at least 43 people dead in a town near the Syrian border, with Ankara blaming pro-Damascus groups and vowing to bring the perpetrators to justice. BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 519657995 )
People sift through debris on May 12, 2013 after a car bomb explosion went off on May 11 in Reyhanli in Hatay, just a few kilometers from the main border crossing into Syria. Turkey was reeling from twin car bomb attacks which left at least 43 people dead in a town near the Syrian border, with Ankara blaming pro-Damascus groups and vowing to bring the perpetrators to justice. BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 519657972 )
Turkish army commandos secure the area at the scene of one of the Saturday explosions that killed 46 and injured about 50 others, in Reyhanli, near Turkey's border with Syria, Sunday, May 12, 2013. The twin car bombings on Saturday marked the biggest incident of cross-border violence since the start of Syria's bloody civil war and has the raised fear of Turkey being pulled deeper into the conflict.(AP Photo) ( Turkey Explosion )
Relatives mourn as they carry the coffin of Ogulcan Tuna, 18 year, on May 12, 2013 during the funerals of the victims of a car bomb which went off on May 11 at Reyhanli in Hatay just a few kilometers from the main border crossing into Syria. Turkey was reeling from twin car bomb attacks which left at least 43 people dead in a town near the Syrian border, with Ankara blaming pro-Damascus groups and vowing to bring the perpetrators to justice. A Syrian minister denied on May 12 accusations that Damascus was behind a bomb attack in a Turkish town that left dozens dead, a day after Ankara blamed supporters of President Bashar al-Assad for the blasts. BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 519660568 )
People mourn as they carry the coffin of Ogulcan Tuna, 18 year, on May 12, 2013 during the funerals of the victims of a car bomb which went off on May 11 at Reyhanli in Hatay just a few kilometers from the main border crossing into Syria. Turkey was reeling from twin car bomb attacks which left at least 43 people dead in a town near the Syrian border, with Ankara blaming pro-Damascus groups and vowing to bring the perpetrators to justice. A Syrian minister denied on May 12 accusations that Damascus was behind a bomb attack in a Turkish town that left dozens dead, a day after Ankara blamed supporters of President Bashar al-Assad for the blasts. BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 519660564 )
People carry a coffin of a victim killed in yesterday's car bombings in the town of Reyhanli of Hatay province near the Turkish-Syrian border May 12, 2013. Turkey said on Sunday it believed fighters loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad were behind twin car bombings that killed 46 people in a Turkish border town. Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said those involved in the bombings in Reyhanli on Saturday were thought also to have carried out an attack on the Syrian coastal town of Banias a week ago, in which fighters backing Assad were reported to have killed at least 62 people. Syria denied Turkish accusations on Sunday that it had a hand in twin car bombings. REUTERS/Umit Bektas ( SYRIA-CRISIS/ )
Relatives of Huseyin Guduk, 30, who was killed in yesterday's car bombings, mourn in the town of Reyhanli of Hatay province near the Turkish-Syrian border May 12, 2013. Turkey said on Sunday it believed fighters loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad were behind twin car bombings that killed 46 people in a Turkish border town. Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said those involved in the bombings in Reyhanli on Saturday were thought also to have carried out an attack on the Syrian coastal town of Banias a week ago, in which fighters backing Assad were reported to have killed at least 62 people. Syria denied Turkish accusations on Sunday that it had a hand in twin car bombings. REUTERS/Umit Bektas ( SYRIA-CRISIS/ )
People gather at the cemetery of Reyhanli on May 12, 2013 during the funerals of the of victims of a car bomb which went off on May 11 at Reyhanli in Hatay just a few kilometers from the main border crossing into Syria. Turkey was reeling from twin car bomb attacks which left at least 43 people dead in a town near the Syrian border, with Ankara blaming pro-Damascus groups and vowing to bring the perpetrators to justice. A Syrian minister denied on May 12 accusations that Damascus was behind a bomb attack in a Turkish town that left dozens dead, a day after Ankara blamed supporters of President Bashar al-Assad for the blasts. BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 519659903 )
Local relatives mourn on May 12, 2013 at the graves of victims of a car bomb which went off on May 11 at Reyhanli in Hatay just a few kilometers from the main border crossing into Syria. Turkey was reeling from twin car bomb attacks which left at least 43 people dead in a town near the Syrian border, with Ankara blaming pro-Damascus groups and vowing to bring the perpetrators to justice. A Syrian minister denied on May 12 accusations that Damascus was behind a bomb attack in a Turkish town that left dozens dead, a day after Ankara blamed supporters of President Bashar al-Assad for the blasts. BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 519659490 )
Mourning relatives cry during the burial of one of the 46 victims killed in Saturday explosions in Reyhanli, near Turkey's border with Syria, Sunday, May 12, 2013. The bombings on Saturday marked the biggest incident of cross-border violence since the start of Syria's bloody civil war and has the raised fear of Turkey being pulled deeper into the conflict. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici) ( Turkey Explosion )
People mourn at the cemetery of Reyhanli on May 12, 2013 during the funerals of the victims of a car bomb which went off on May 11 at Reyhanli in Hatay just a few kilometers from the main border crossing into Syria. Turkey was reeling from twin car bomb attacks which left at least 43 people dead in a town near the Syrian border, with Ankara blaming pro-Damascus groups and vowing to bring the perpetrators to justice. A Syrian minister denied on May 12 accusations that Damascus was behind a bomb attack in a Turkish town that left dozens dead, a day after Ankara blamed supporters of President Bashar al-Assad for the blasts. BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 519660284 )
Mourning relatives cry as pallbearers carry the coffin of Fehmi Karaca, 69, a shop owner and one 46 victims killed in Saturday explosions for burial in Reyhanli, near Turkey's border with Syria, Sunday, May 12, 2013. The bombings marked the biggest incident of cross-border violence since the start of Syria's bloody civil war and have raised fear of Turkey being pulled deeper into the conflict. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici) ( APTOPIX Turkey Explosion )
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