Istanbul, Turkey (CNN) -- An attack on the convoy of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan killed one policeman Wednesday and injured another, Turkish media reported.
Erdogan was not in the convoy at the time of the attack and was air lifted to his next stop in a helicopter, NTV news reported.
The attack happened in northern Turkey between the cities of Kastamonu and Cankiri where Erdogan had a campaign stop.
A bomb exploded in front of the police convoy escorting the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party bus after it made a stop in Kastamonu, NTV reported.
Addressing a rally later in Amasya, Erdogan expressed his sorrow while pointing the finger for the attack at separatists groups.
"These dark minds who do not believe in democracy's struggle, these terrorists, these separatist forces believe they can only achieve results this way instead of through the ballot box," said Erdogan.
Erdogan is continuing his election campaign tour for the upcoming national parliamentary elections slated for June 12.
CNN's Ivan Watson, Yesim Comert and Talia Kayali contributed to this report.
Erdogan was not in the convoy at the time of the attack and was air lifted to his next stop in a helicopter, NTV news reported.
The attack happened in northern Turkey between the cities of Kastamonu and Cankiri where Erdogan had a campaign stop.
A bomb exploded in front of the police convoy escorting the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party bus after it made a stop in Kastamonu, NTV reported.
Addressing a rally later in Amasya, Erdogan expressed his sorrow while pointing the finger for the attack at separatists groups.
"These dark minds who do not believe in democracy's struggle, these terrorists, these separatist forces believe they can only achieve results this way instead of through the ballot box," said Erdogan.
Erdogan is continuing his election campaign tour for the upcoming national parliamentary elections slated for June 12.
CNN's Ivan Watson, Yesim Comert and Talia Kayali contributed to this report.
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