Atilla Aydiner, the mayor of Istanbul’s Bayrampasa district, told the media police believe a pipe bomb exploded near a metro station during rush hour Tuesday. Footage of the explosion has begun circulating through social media.
Aftermath of the blast outside a metro station in Istanbul, #Turkey. https://t.co/FKt3nqOdi2
— Haidar Sumeri (@IraqiSecurity) December 1, 2015
Moment the blast hit #Istanbul subway train
Watch more: https://t.co/6mBjaDt0hn https://t.co/w2hL7aOVzr
— Ruptly (@Ruptly) December 1, 2015
BREAKING VIDEO: Moment of blast in Istanbul's Bayrampasa. Reports 5 injured. pic.twitter.com/MIZRYsBRod
— News On The Minute (@NewsOnTheMin) December 1, 2015
The explosion injured at least five people.
Metro/trains were stopped. Passangers on the railways now. No word on nature/cause of the explosion. pic.twitter.com/eWVNfFRM1I
— tahtakuşlar (@taylieli) December 1, 2015
Istanbul metro explosion 'caused by bomb' https://t.co/Ph5SUbdRbv pic.twitter.com/juXG2q4U7H
— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) December 1, 2015
Crowds form outside a metro station near Topkapi palace in Istanbul, Turkey, following reports of an explosion pic.twitter.com/1l0Awz26jm
— News On The Minute (@NewsOnTheMin) December 1, 2015
Reports emerged of a death, but Aydiner said they were not true.
Bir gün çalışma
Bir gün yağmur
Bir gün bomba
Ama
Her gün
KOŞ BABAM KOŞ
Ey İstanbul'un yorulmaz insanları BÜYÜKSÜNÜZ! pic.twitter.com/erjKeMKPh4— ADR MEDYA (@ajansdreklam) December 1, 2015
Bayrampaşa'daki patlamanın nedeni belli oldu. Polis kaçan şüpheliyi arıyor
Haber Detay: https://t.co/XpzxlyWxKj pic.twitter.com/BNlB8VkwKG
— TRT HABER (@trthaber) December 1, 2015
Bayrampaşa Belediye Başkanı: Patlama bomba kaynaklı, beş yaralı var https://t.co/2dfCt1f6cg pic.twitter.com/D2aqarwIMc
— BBC News Türkçe (@bbcturkce) December 1, 2015
NBC News reported “that evidence of a small hand-made bomb had been found outside the entrance of the metro station.” Other reports indicate the explosion shut down the subway. Ambulances and emergency personnel immediately rushed to the scene. As of publication, no one has taken responsibility for the bomb.
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