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Reports: explosion hits near courthouse in Turkish city

Associated Press
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    Cars burn after a car bomb explosion in Izmir, Turkey, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017. An explosion believed to have been caused by a car bomb in front of a courthouse in the western Turkish city of Izmir on Thursday wounded several people, a local official said. Two of the suspected attackers were killed in an ensuing shootout with police. (DHA-Depo Photos via AP) (The Associated Press)

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    Cars burn after a car bomb explosion in Izmir, Turkey, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017. An explosion believed to have been caused by a car bomb in front of a courthouse in the western Turkish city of Izmir on Thursday wounded several people, a local official said. Two of the suspected attackers were killed in an ensuing shootout with police. (DHA-Depo Photos via AP) (The Associated Press)

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    A woman reacts at the explosion site in the Aegean city of Izmir, Turkey, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017. An explosion believed to have been caused by a car bomb in front of a courthouse in the western Turkish city of Izmir on Thursday wounded several people, a local official said. Two of the suspected attackers were killed in an ensuing shootout with police. (IHA via AP) (The Associated Press)

ISTANBUL – Turkish media reports say an explosion has occurred near a courthouse in the western city of Izmir.

The Dogan news agency says several ambulances have been seen on Thursday.

NTV television says the explosion occurred inside a car, suggesting that it may have been caused by a car bomb.