Explosion wounds 16 in Turkey

ISTANBUL, Turkey (CNN) - A bomb placed in a car exploded in western Turkey Thursday just as two buses carrying police officers and soldiers were passing by.

The blast wounded at least 16 people, included several police and military passengers on the bus, government officials and Turkish media said.

The blast in the western province of Izmir is the second one in the country since Tuesday. The province's government labeled it a terrorist act.