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Explosion strikes Turkish city of Izmir

At least two people have been killed and several wounded in a car bomb explosion outside a courthouse in the Turkish city of Izmir.

Two attackers are believed to have been shot dead by police, who are now seeking a third assailant.

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Multiple threats cast shadow over Turkey's security

Mobile phone footage and CCTV captured the moment a gunfight erupted outside a court in Izra, one of Turkey's biggest cities, before a car bomb is detonated killing two people.

By stopping the car, Turkish police think they foiled a bigger attack which they say was plotted by Kurdish PKK militants.

The attack comes just days after Islamic State claimed responsibility for a New Year nightclub attack in Istanbul, that killed 39 people.

It has different causes and different aims but terrorism is casting a shadow over Turkey and putting security services under pressure as never before.

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