Bomb hits Police vehicle in Turkey's Mersin, 12 wounded

ANKARA– 17 October 2017: A police vehicle in Turkey's southern province of Mersin was hit in a bomb attack on Tuesday, broadcaster NTV said.

Ambulances, police and fire trucks were sent to the site of the attack, NTV said. There were no immediate reports of casualties.

Mersin Mayor Burhanettin Kocamaz told another broadcaster, Haberturk, that the attack took place on the street where the local governor's office is located. He said the police vehicle was moving at the time of the attack.

Twelve people were wounded in a bomb attack on a police vehicle in Turkey's southern Mersin province on Tuesday, Turkish broadcaster NTV said.

No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. Police vehicles, including transport buses, are frequent targets for Kurdish militants.