Turkey explosion: Gaziantep police station hit by blast

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An explosion has struck the main police station in the southern Turkish city of Gaziantep, reports in Turkey say.

The blast hit at about 09:30 local time (06:30 GMT), and injured at least nine people, including six police officers, reports say.

CNN Turk reported that the blast was heard several kilometres away.

A police station in the city, which is close to the Syrian border, was also struck by a deadly explosion in February 2012.