Bomb in Turkey kills man outside police station

One person has died in an explosion in a Mediterranean town, Turkish authorities said.

A news agency reported the victim was a suicide bomber and the blast was outside a paramilitary police station.

The explosion in the southern town of Kemer in Antalya province today also injured two people, according to deputy governor Recep Yuksel. He said the explosion was not in a tourist area.

Dogan news agency said the attack occurred in front of the police building in the Goynuk district of Kemer.

Kurdish militants, who claimed a deadly car bombing in the Turkish capital recently, have threatened more attacks.