Blasts Hit Pro-Kurdish Party HQs in Turkey Ahead of Parliamentary Elections

Simultaneous explosions have hit the headquarters of Turkey's opposition pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) in two southern cities ahead of parliamentary elections, DNA reports.

At least six people were injured in explosion at pro-Kurdish office in the city of Adana. There were no immediate reports of injuries at the second explosion in the nearby city of Mersin.

Explosions heard at pro-Kurdish #HDP headquarters in Adana, Mersin http://t.co/00Enow0iZ5 #Turkey pic.twitter.com/o4AU2Ek1DK

— DAILY SABAH (@DailySabah) May 18, 2015

The explosions occurred weeks ahead of a parliamentary election.

Two explosions at #HDP's headquarters in Mersin and Adana, 2 people injured in Adana pic.twitter.com/7fmp3fycPl

— Jiyan ️ (@Jiyanizm) May 18, 2015

Selahattin Demirtaş, co-leader of the left-wing pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party, was scheduled to hold a rally in Mersin today, according to the Daily Sabah Turkey.