Several people have
been injured in an explosion near the Turkish ruling party headquarters and the
governor's office in the eastern province of Van, according to Turkey's
state-run news agency.
The Anadolu agency said
the explosion occurred on Monday morning on the first day of Eid al-Fitr, an
Islamic holiday.
Burhan Kayaturk, a
member of parliament from the ruling AKP party, told private channel HaberTurk
that there are 11 wounded. Ambulances have rushed
the wounded to nearby hospitals and many police cars and fire engines have been
dispatched to the area.
Turkey has suffered a
string of attacks in recent months from both Kurdish militants linked to the
outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party or PKK as well as from Islamic State,
resulting in dozens of casualties.