Police officer killed in explosion in Turkey's Diyarbakır 

One police officer was killed and three others were wounded on Jan. 16 after an explosive was detonated during the passage of a police vehicle in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır's Sur district, Doğan News Agency has reported.

The attack occurred as the police vehicle was patrolling the district at 4:30 p.m. when a hand-made explosive planted in an excavation area detonated near the veterinarian faculty of the Dicle University by outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants. 

Ambulances were dispatched to the scene immediately after the blast. The wounded police officers were taken to the Dicle University Hospital.