Bomb blast at Turkish ruling party building-agency

ISTANBUL, July 4 (Reuters) - A small bomb exploded in a building used by the ruling Turkish Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Istanbul on Tuesday but there were no casualties, state-run Anatolian news agency reported.

Bomb disposal experts said the device was a pipe bomb placed in a rubbish bin outside the office on the third floor of the building in Istanbul's Kartal district, Anatolian said. Police declined to comment.