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| Car explodes at Turkey checkpoint | Car explodes at Turkey checkpoint |
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| A suspected suicide bomber has detonated a car packed with explosives in southern Turkey, reports say. | |
| At least six policemen were injured during the blast at a motorway checkpoint near the city of Mersin, according to CNN Turk. | |
| Unconfirmed reports suggest a second man in the car was also killed during the incident. | |
| Television footage showed images of fire-fighters trying to extinguish flames at the scene of the incident. | |
| Reports suggested that the car was being followed by the police who had been tipped off. Police have confirmed an explosion took place, causing casualties. | |
| It was not immediately clear who might be behind the attack, though Islamist militants, Kurdish and leftist guerrillas have all carried out bomb attacks in Turkey in the past. | |
| CNN-Turk television says a suicide | |
| bomber has detonated explosives inside a car when stopped | |
| by police, killing two suspected militants and wounding six | |
| policemen. | |
| The private station says police stopped the car Tuesday on | |
| a highway on the outskirts of the southern city of Mersin. | |
| TV footage shows firefighters trying to extinguish flames | |
| at the scene. | |
| The report says police had been following the car after a | |
| tip. Police have confirmed the explosion, saying there were | |
| casualties. | |
| There has been no immediate claim of responsibility. | |
| Kurdish, Islamic and leftist militants are active in | |
| Turkey. |