Turkey: Two officers injured in blast near parliament

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An explosion near Turkey's parliament in Ankara was a "terrorist attack" that left two police officers injured, the interior minister has said.

Two attackers arrived in a military vehicle around 09:30 (06:30 GMT) and carried out the attack, Ali Yerlikaya said.

Mr Yerlikaya said an attacker blew himself up in front of a ministry building and another was "neutralised".

Media had earlier reported an explosion was heard near the parliament.