ISTANBUL: An explosion rocked the eastern Turkish city of Van on Monday, leaving several people wounded, state-run Anadolu news agency reported.
The blast took place between the ruling AKP’s offices and those of the governor, Anadolu added, without giving an exact number of the injured.
It was not immediately clear who was behind the blast, which initially appeared to have been caused by a car bomb.
Television images showed water cannon being used to put out a fire caused by the explosion.
The blast came a day after the government announced the removal of 28 mayors, mainly over alleged links to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in a move strongly denounced by pro-Kurdish parties.
The PKK is listed a terror group by Turkey and its Western allies.
Turkey has also launched an operation inside Syria to remove Daesh militant group as well as Syrian Kurdish militia from its frontier.
