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Tuesday, December 1, 2015
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Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Blast near Istanbul subway may have been faulty transformer
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleAn explosion near a subway station in Istanbul on Tuesday injures at least one person, a Turkish official said. The cause of the blast isn’t immediately known, but some reports say it might have been caused by a faulty transformer.
The state-run Anadolu Agency says the explosion occurred at an overpass near the city’s Bayrampasa station. Several ambulances are sent to the area.
Istanbul Gov. Vasip Sahin says at least one person is slightly injured.
“The cause of the explosion is not known. We are assessing every possibility,” Sahin says.
NTV television says six people are injured. The Istanbul mayor’s office says subway services in Istanbul are halted on the entire network following the explosion.
— AP
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