Explosion targeting prison bus injures 7 in Turkey

AP  |  Istanbul 

Turkey's state agency says an in western Turkey has injured seven people.

The Anadolu Agency said the took place today and targeted a bus that was carrying prison personnel in western Izmir province.


Izmir governor Erol Ayyildiz said one person was hospitalized but none of the injuries were life threatening, according to the agency.

The private Dogan agency reported that a bomb in a garbage container was remotely detonated on the prison bus route.

Turkey has been hit by a string of attacks blamed on the Islamic State group and outlawed Kurdish militants in the past two years, as the country combats numerous security threats.

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First Published: Thu, August 31 2017. 15:48 IST