BREAKING NEWS: ‘Deadly blast’ hits police bus in Istanbul

<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf1yPBHF_kJj4HfGMQNfJBXT7gBae30eIxwF7a8LWPn1BCOVuDYUQP8rCozNCFw9jkDj50oobYJ3eW1_kpMwNgFybnrky3DS0-mix4wEKlZpYem_5ekeCatlq1gOLgUSe0JPmFcK6AlIb0/s2560/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf1yPBHF_kJj4HfGMQNfJBXT7gBae30eIxwF7a8LWPn1BCOVuDYUQP8rCozNCFw9jkDj50oobYJ3eW1_kpMwNgFybnrky3DS0-mix4wEKlZpYem_5ekeCatlq1gOLgUSe0JPmFcK6AlIb0/s640/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;"/></a>At least 11 people have been killed by a blast which targeted a police bus in central Istanbul, officials say.<br/> <br/> The remote-controlled device was reportedly detonated as the vehicle passed through the busy Vezneciler district at the morning rush hour.<br/> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNswLEyGEqcqSS8YDP1WITv33YGdraCbD-FSlOvQdHu0toLMJav2b3YOYRq1dlrQ8WOZ-JRdo42ahQqBtiQrm0yZRUPImL4cruv3v62BNoXrguP1p3iKXF1tgKY1EqheMj5Q453deBHgIY/s2560/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNswLEyGEqcqSS8YDP1WITv33YGdraCbD-FSlOvQdHu0toLMJav2b3YOYRq1dlrQ8WOZ-JRdo42ahQqBtiQrm0yZRUPImL4cruv3v62BNoXrguP1p3iKXF1tgKY1EqheMj5Q453deBHgIY/s640/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;"/></a><br/> <br/> No group has yet said it carried out the attack.<br/> Violence in Turkey has escalated recently as a result of tensions with Kurdish separatists and the conflict in neighbouring Syria.<br/> The explosion happened near the city’s historic Beyazit Square neighbourhood, a major tourist attraction.<br/> At least 36 other people were injured, Istanbul’s governor said.<br/> Pictures showed the wreckage of a bus destroyed and the facade of nearby buildings damaged. Armed police were also seen next to the site.<br/> Reports said gunfire was heard in the area after the blast.<br/> <br/> (Source BBC)</div>

BREAKING NEWS: ‘Deadly blast’ hits police bus in Istanbul

At least 11 people have been killed by a blast which targeted a police bus in central Istanbul, officials say. The remote-controlled devic...

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