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Turkey blames PKK for bomb attack in Cizre

Turkey blames the PKK for a car bomb attack which killed eleven officers at a police checkpoint in the town of Cizre.

These are some of the headlines we are tracking for you in this edition of Press TV's Top 5:

    • Turkey blames the PKK for a car bomb attack which killed eleven officers at a police checkpoint in the town of Cizre. The Turkish prime minister promises retaliation.
    • A senior Iranian security official says if necessary, Tehran may allow Russian warplanes to use Iranian bases again to launch airstrikes in Syria.
    • Iraqi forces carry out mop-up operations in the town of Qayyarah after pushing out Daesh terrorists from the city. Press TV’s Ali Musavi has visited the area.
    • Iran dismisses US claims that it sends arms to Yemen, saying Washington is complicit in the Saudi regime’s war crimes against the Yemeni people.
    • A Dutch far-right political party, which is leading polls ahead of March 2017 parliamentary elections, pledges to close mosques and ban the Quran.