Bomb attack on Turkish police bus wounds five

GOKHAN KESKINCI / DHA / AFP

At least five people have been wounded when a bomb explosion ripped into a bus carrying police officers in the Turkish city of Adana on Wednesday.

In a statement, the Adana Governor said the blast was either an "improvised explosive device or a different type of bomb".

The area has been sealed off and an investigation launched into the attack.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.

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