Seven cops killed in Turkey bomb explosion

At least seven police officers were killed and 27 others injured in a car bombing close to a bus terminal in southeastern Turkey.

The blast took place as police vehicle was passing through Baglar district of Diyarbakir province, about 170 kilometers from the Syrian border, CNN quoted Turkey's semiofficial Anadolu news agency as saying.

According to reports, the bomb was planted in a parked car, apparently timed to go off as a special operation police vehicle passed.

The explosion, which took place yesterday, damaged numerous cars, the bus terminal and other buildings near the blast site.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is in Washington to attend the Nuclear Security Summit, condemned the attack and said this shows the ugly face of terrorism.

"The determination of our security forces will, God willing, put an end [to it]," the Guardian quoted him as saying.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.