At least 40 people are dead and dozens more are injured after in the Turkish town of Reyhanli, near the long border with war-torn Syria.
It remains unclear how many explosions went off during the Saturday attacks, with conflicting accounts of two and four blasts — which appear to have occurred near City Hall and the town post office,
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan warned that the death toll may increase as many of the wounded are in serious condition,
The town is a major entry point for refugees from Syria into Turkey.
Local media reports claimed that the locals proceeded to attack Syrian refugees and cars with Syrian plates after the explosions took place,
These aren’t the first attacks on Turkish soil that may be linked to the increasingly bloody conflict in Syria: on Feb 11, 14 were killed by a car bomb that went off at the Idlib border crossing, which Syrian rebels claim was orchestrated by the Syrian government,
It’s as yet unclear who was behind Saturday’s attacks, as no group has claimed responsibility, although Turkey has warned that it will be acting fast to catch the culprits.
“No one should attempt to test Turkey’s power. Our security forces will take all necessary measures,” said Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu,
Turkey has aligned itself with rebel forces fighting the Syrian government, and is currently sheltering over 300,000 Syrian nationals, as well as allowing insurgents to stage attacks across the border.
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