A suspected suicide bomber has detonated a car packed with explosives in southern Turkey, reports say.
At least six policemen were injured during the blast at a motorway checkpoint near the city of Mersin, according to CNN Turk.
Unconfirmed reports suggest a second man in the car was also killed during the incident.
Television footage showed images of fire-fighters trying to extinguish flames at the scene of the incident.
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It was not immediately clear who might be behind the attack, though Islamist militants, Kurdish and leftist guerrillas have all carried out bomb attacks in Turkey in the past.
CNN-Turk television says a suicide
bomber has detonated explosives inside a car when stopped
by police, killing two suspected militants and wounding six
policemen.
The private station says police stopped the car Tuesday on
a highway on the outskirts of the southern city of Mersin.
TV footage shows firefighters trying to extinguish flames
at the scene.
The report says police had been following the car after a
tip. Police have confirmed the explosion, saying there were
casualties.
There has been no immediate claim of responsibility.
Kurdish, Islamic and leftist militants are active in
Turkey.
(BBC)
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