A Mayor in Istanbul, Turkey has said that it was a bomb on a train that cased an explosion at the Bayrampasa metro station which was at first believed to be a transformer issue.
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The explosion, occurring on the European side of the city, is said to have left at least one dead.
Bayrampasa is a largely industrial and residential area in which the metro runs above ground – as opposed to the majority of Istanbul’s metro which runs underground.
Social media has provided us with photos of the scene on the ground:
Tens evacuate & ran out of Bayrampaşa metro station after series of explosions a while ago.. #Istanbul #Turkey pic.twitter.com/5M90HLoE9f
— Rami (@RamiAlLolah) December 1, 2015
BREAKING – TURKEY: Explosion on overpass near #Istanbul metro may have been caused by IED bomb. #Bayrampasa pic.twitter.com/Y0qdfQRHvH
— Israel News Flash (@ILNewsFlash) December 1, 2015
Security forces block entrance to Bayrampaşa metro station after explosion hit it & killed one in #Istanbul #Turkey pic.twitter.com/pEcjmLrJlM
— Rami (@RamiAlLolah) December 1, 2015
No word yet on who is responsible – we will keep you updated.
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From CNBC:
An explosion in Istanbul that injured several and reportedly killed at least one person on Tuesday was caused by a bomb, the mayor of the city’s Bayrampasa district said, Reuters reported.
At least one person was killed in an explosion at an Istanbul metro station on Tuesday, multiple outlets reported. The explosion was initially believed to have been from a power transformer, Turkey’s Haberturk reported, but Turkish broadcaster NTV later reported on the potential of a bomb.
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