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Explosion Hits Police Station in Turkey's Gaziantep, Casualties Reported

© REUTERS / Ihlas News AgencyPolice officers inspect the scene after an explosion in front of the city's police headquarters in Gaziantep, Turkey May 1, 2016
Police officers inspect the scene after an explosion in front of the city's police headquarters in Gaziantep, Turkey May 1, 2016 - Sputnik International
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A bomb has exploded near a police headquarters in the Turkish city of Gaziantep, according to local media. At least twenty three people have reportedly been injured in the blast.

Police sources confirmed that an explosion rocked the police building and people have been injured. The sources added the explosion was felt all over the city.

The governor of Gaziantep Ali Yerlikaya said that a law enforcement officer had been killed in the bomb blast. He added that at least 19 police officers and four civilians had been injured.

Footage from the broadcaster Haberturk shows pieces of a wrecked vehicle near the gates of the police HQ. All roads in the area have been closed as a security precaution. 

​​A car bomb allegedly detonated just outside the police headquarters, Cumhuriyet reports, while there were media reports of gunfire in the area after the bomb exploded.

​The police HQ is close to a number of government office buildings including those of the governor and the mayor.

The area is normally very crowdy, but it was empty early on Sunday morning, according to AP.

The International Labor Day demonstrations in the city were cancelled due to the potential security threat, the Dogan news agency reports.

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