11 dead, 72 injured in Istanbul double bombing: Report
Two bombs exploded in Istanbul late Sunday, leaving at least 11 people dead, and some 72 others wounded, the NTV television station reported, citing Turkish police.
By Agencies |
ISTANBUL: Two bombs exploded in Istanbul late Sunday, leaving at least 11 people dead, and some 72 others wounded, the NTV television station reported, citing Turkish police.
The first bomb created a small blast in a telephone booth in the Gungoren neighbourhood on the western European bank of the Turkish city.
A second stronger explosion took place several minutes later a few metres (yards) away while a crowd began to gather at the site of the first blast, NTV reported.
The images broadcast by NTV showed scenes of panic, with people covered in blood and disoriented as they ran from the area of the blasts, littered with debris and shattered glass.
Teams of firefighters and emergency workers were dispatched to the scene and police established a security perimeter.
Local television stations had initially reported that the blasts were caused by a gas leak.
The first bomb created a small blast in a telephone booth in the Gungoren neighbourhood on the western European bank of the Turkish city.
A second stronger explosion took place several minutes later a few metres (yards) away while a crowd began to gather at the site of the first blast, NTV reported.
The images broadcast by NTV showed scenes of panic, with people covered in blood and disoriented as they ran from the area of the blasts, littered with debris and shattered glass.
Teams of firefighters and emergency workers were dispatched to the scene and police established a security perimeter.
Local television stations had initially reported that the blasts were caused by a gas leak.
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