Ambulances rush to scene as blast wounds 38, while police begin investigation
Four people were killed and 38 others were wounded on Sunday when an explosion rocked a busy pedestrian street in central Istanbul, sending people running from the fiery blast, according to the local governor and witnesses.
“Four people were killed and 38 others were wounded according to initial reports,” Istanbul Governor Ali Yerlikaya said on Twitter, adding that the explosion occurred around 4:20 p.m. local time .“When I heard the explosion, I was petrified, people froze, looking at each other. Then people started running away. What else can you do,” said Mehmet Akus, 45, a worker in a restaurant on Istiklal.The nearby Kasimpasa police station told Reuters all crews were at the scene but gave no further details.
While the cause of the blast was unknown, Istanbul and other Turkish cities have been targeted in the past by Kurdish separatists, Islamist militants and other groups.Turkey’s RTUK regulator imposed a broadcast ban on coverage of the blast around an hour after it occurred.
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