Two explosions in Istanbul: 2 people wounded
18:10, 04/02/2016, ThursdayU: Update: 18:16, 04/02/2016, Thursday
Yeni Şafak
Two people injured in an explosion in Sultanbeyli district; suspicious package detonated by police in Gaziosmanpaşa district of Istanbul.
Two explosions occurred in different districts of Istanbul on Thursday. One of the two explosions originated in a trash can in the Sultanbeyli district of Istanbul. The incident left two people injured.
The cause of the explosion is currently unknown. Police launched an investigation into the incident.
In another district of Istanbul, a suspicious package raised alarm. Local residents called police when they noticed a package hung on the railing by the roadside in Gaziosmanpaşa.
Police arrived at the scene and closed the road to traffic.
A bomb disposal expert detonated the bomb, which turned out to be a camp cylinder.