Turkish media reports say Asuspected Kurdish militant was killed when a bomb he was preparing inside a car exploded prematurely in the Turkish province of Izmir.
The explosion occurred early on Wednesday in the town of Buca, the DHA news agency reported.
A second suspected militant inside the vehicle was wounded.
The militants were allegedly on a mission to place hand-made bombs in Buca — one of which exploded in a trash can 20 minutes after the explosion inside the car, the agency said.
DHA said the militants are believed to be members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).