Turkey Explosion: Enormous Blast outside Court in City of Izmir


Turkey Explosion: Enormous Blast outside Court in City of Izmir

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An enormous blast has been reported outside a court in the Turkish city of Izmir.

There was reportedly a shootout following the initial explosion with one attacker killed by police.

Ambulances were dispatched to the scene while at least one vehicle was seen burning, Al Jazeera reported. 

Yesterday Turkish police detained 20 suspected Daesh militants thought to be of Central Asian and North African origin in Izmir.

The suspects were understood to have travelled there from the central city of Konya, the statement said.

Security forces are hunting for a gunman who killed 39 people in an Istanbul nightclub on New Year's Day, an attack claimed by Daesh. 

The gunman is still at large. Turkish media reports have said the assailant was believed to have spent time in Konya before coming to Istanbul and carrying out the attack.

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