A man inspects a damaged car at a car bomb blast site in the western Turkish coastal city of Izmir, August 21, 2008. Eight police officers and three soldiers were reported wounded by the car bomb in Izmir on Thursday.(Xinhua/ANADOLU) Photo Gallery>>>

    ANKARA, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- A blast in western Turkey's Izmir province injured 11 people on Thursday, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported.

    local NTV reported earlier that 13 people, including one military officer, three soldiers and eight policemen, were wounded in the explosion in Izmir.

Police forensic officers inspect the scene after a car exploded in the western Turkish coastal city of Izmir, August 21, 2008. Eight police officers and three soldiers were reported wounded by the car bomb in Izmir on Thursday.(Xinhua/ANADOLU) Photo Gallery>>>

    A car parked in front of military and police shuttles in Konak town of Izmir exploded at around 7:45 a.m. local time (0445 GMT), according to Anatolia.

    Izmir Governor Cahit Kirac was quoted as saying that three soldiers and eight police officers were wounded in the blast.

    Witnesses said that the explosion was very strong.

    The injured have been taken to hospitals for treatment, added the report.

    On Tuesday, a car exploded on a highway on the outskirts of the southern city of Mersin, killing a suicide bomber and injuring nine police officers.

Police forensic officers inspect the scene after a car exploded in the western Turkish coastal city of Izmir August 21, 2008. Eight police officers and three soldiers were wounded on Thursday by a car bomb which ripped through a minibus in the western Turkish city of Izmir, the local governor said.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

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