A car bomb has exploded in the Kurdish-dominated city of Diyarbakir in south-eastern Turkey, killing three and injuring at least 30, sources say.
A car bomb has killed four people and injured 52 in the Kurdish-dominated city of Diyarbakir in south-eastern Turkey, PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan says.
It targeted a military vehicle as it passed through the centre, reports say.
It targeted a military vehicle as it passed through the centre, reports say.
Turkish TV showed several vehicles engulfed in flames as emergency vehicles rushed to the scene.
Turkish TV showed several vehicles engulfed in flames as emergency vehicles rushed to the scene.
Police said they suspected Kurdish militants of carrying out the attack. Diyarbakir is the biggest city in the mainly Kurdish south-east.
Police said they suspected Kurdish militants of carrying out the attack. Diyarbakir is the biggest city in the mainly Kurdish south-east.
Turkish troops who are fighting PKK Kurdish rebels both inside Turkey and in nearby northern Iraq are based in the area.
Turkish troops who are fighting PKK Kurdish rebels both inside Turkey and in nearby northern Iraq are based in the area.
Last week, Turkish warplanes launched strikes on Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq.
Last week, Turkish warplanes launched strikes on Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq.
There have been a number of explosions in Diyarbakir in the past, the most recent of which was caused by a bomb at a bus stop in 2006 and an unexploded bomb was found two years ago near the location of Thursday's blast.
There have been a number of explosions in Diyarbakir in the past, the most recent of which was caused by a bomb at a bus stop in 2006.
An unexploded bomb was found two years ago near the location of Thursday's blast.
Huge blaze
Huge blaze
The explosion happened during rush hour in an area close to a military residential complex and a helicopter base, reports say.
The explosion happened during rush hour in an area close to a military residential complex and a helicopter base, reports say.
A correspondent for the BBC Turkish Service who was only about 70 metres away from the blast said there was an enormous explosion, which caused a number of vehicles to catch fire and windows to shatter.
A correspondent for the BBC Turkish Service who was only about 70 metres away from the blast said there was an enormous explosion, which caused a number of vehicles to catch fire and windows to shatter.
He said he saw two or three people lying unconscious on the ground.
He said he saw two or three people lying unconscious on the ground.
Some soldiers were said to be amongst the injured.
Some soldiers were said to be amongst the injured.
Turkish television has been carrying pictures of the huge blaze caused by the blast, which it says could be heard 3km (2 miles) away.
Turkish television has been carrying pictures of the huge blaze caused by the blast, which it says could be heard 3km (2 miles) away.
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