A police
officer and a courthouse employee have been killed in an explosion
outside Izmir courthouse in western Turkey. The governor of Izmir
said that initial findings suggest Kurdish PKK militants were behind
the attack.
Reuters
reports that two suspected attackers have been killed following
clashes with police.
Dogan News
Agency reports that a search has begun for a third suspect, citing
the state-run Andalou agency.
Five other
people were injured in the blast, according to the governor of Izmir,
Erol Ayyildiz.
The news
outlet reports that a car bomb exploded right in front of the flag
near the courthouse, causing damage to several vehicles.
Police
officers are believed to be among the injured, according to Dogan.
The governor
of Izmir has confirmed the deaths of a police officer and a
courthouse employee, and said five people were injured in the attack,
some critically.
He said the
attackers were armed with Kalashnikov rifles and grenades. Initial
investigations suggest the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)
were responsible for the attack, according to the governor.
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