Blast in Turkey ahead of vote

– A strong blast rocked Turkey’s largest Kurdish-majority city of Diyarbakir yesterday near the riot police headquarters, just days before a key referendum on boosting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s powers.

The blast could be heard in several areas of the city, with medics saying at least four people were wounded.

The cause of the explosion was not immediately known.

Turks will vote in the referendum on Sunday. – AFP