Vehicle explodes at Diyarbakir military base

At least twenty five soldiers have been wounded and one dead following a car bomb attack in the mainly Kurdish region of southeast Turkey, the Independent reports.

Security sources said a vehicle filled with explosives crashed into a gendarmes’ base near the provincial capital of Diyarbakir.

The Dogan news agency said some nearby buildings were damaged in the blast.

The Anadolu Agency has attributed the attack to 'terrorists' affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and describes the target as a 'military police station'.

The agency said ambulances took wounded victims to the Diyarbakir Military Hospital.