Bomb hits freight train in eastern Turkey

By Sabri Yildirim

MUS, Turkey

A bomb, suspected to be planted by the PKK terrorist group, hit a freight train in eastern Mus province Wednesday, according to a police source.

According to the source, who spoke on condition of the anonymity due to restrictions on talking to the media, terrorists detonated the bomb as the freight train when it was moving between Elazig and Tatvan provinces.

The source said some train wagons derailed after the explosion.

An aerial operation to nab the assailants was launched.