Car bomb attack kills seven police in Turkey's Diyarbakir

A car bomb attack killed at least seven Turkish police officers and wounded 27 other people in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir on Thursday (March 31).

President Tayyip President Erdogan said the latest violence to hit the biggest city in the largely Kurdish region showed the "ugly face" of militants.

The attack targeted a minibus carrying members of the police special forces, a security source said, adding that civilians were also among the wounded.

The explosion hit the vehicle as it passed near a bus station in Diyarbakir, broadcaster Haberturk TV said. Ambulances rushed to the scene, it said.

The southeast has been scorched by waves of violence since a ceasefire between the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and the government collapsed last July.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.