An explosion has taken place in the famous Istiklal shopping street in Istanbul. Istanbul governor Ali Yerlikaya tweeted on Sunday that people were injured and killed.
The cause of the explosion, which took place in the afternoon, was initially unclear. Rescue workers and police are on the scene in large numbers, state broadcaster TRT reports.
#BREAK: Moment of explosion in Taksim Square, Istanbul. Possible bomb attack, bodies seen on the ground by eyewitnesses pic.twitter.com/ahrDcCvwXM
— ELINT News (@ELINTNews) Nov 13, 2022
Images shared on social media showed people lying on the floor. The street is a tourist attraction in the European part of the Turkish metropolis.
update will follow.
#SONDAKİKA
İstanbul Taksim İstiklal Caddesi’nde patlama meydana geldi. Çok sayıda itfaiye, polis ve sağlık ekibinin gönderildiği bölgeden son durum @trthaber‘en.https://t.co/06VMhVS6gE https://t.co/Zfzk1lf9td— TRT Haber Canlı (@trthabercanli) Nov 13, 2022
(yam/sda/dpa)
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