By Anil Bagrik

MERSIN, Turkey

At least 12 policemen were wounded in a bomb attack targeting a police vehicle in Turkey's southern Mersin city on Tuesday.

Ambulances and police were dispatched to the scene of blast in central Yenisehir district, Chief Public Prosecutor Mustafa Ercan told Anadolu Agency.

The wounded were taken to various hospitals in the city, he said, adding an investigation had been launched into the incident.