Update 2: MAYOR OF ISTANBUL'S BAYRAMPASA DISTRICT SAYS EXPLOSION NEAR METRO STATION CAUSED BY BOMB, FIVE INJURED: RTRS
VIDEO: Moment of #Istanbul [4] blast this evening – local media posting video from @tvnet [5] pic.twitter.com/vIKF5Q3gdz [6]
— Harry Fear (@harryfear) December 1, 2015 [7]
Bayrampa?a'daki patlama an?n?n görüntüsü yay?nland? https://t.co/ZDEOQpiHcT [8] pic.twitter.com/sVTbEq1cKj [9]
— Evrensel Gazetesi (@evrenselgzt) December 1, 2015 [10]
Update: ISTANBUL EXPLOSION WAS BOMB PLACED ON ROADSIDE: YENI SAFAK (via Google Translate) [11]
Istanbul Bayrampa?a explosion near a metro occurred. Citizens suffered bomb panic. Explosion sound was heard from other districts. Subway service was stopped. The blast was reportedly caused by a car bomb inside.'
Turkish broadcaster NTV says explosion on an overpass near metro station in #Bayrampasa [12] district in #Istanbul [4] may have been caused by a bomb
— Sky News Newsdesk (@SkyNewsBreak) December 1, 2015 [13]
One person has been killed and at least six more injured as Turkey's Haberturk TV reports an explosion occurred at an Istanbul Metro station. The trains have been halted, passengers evacuated, and ambulances are on their way. While the cause is unknown (some are suggesting it was a power transformer), sounds of the explosion were heard across several districts of Istanbul according to local press, and residents of the city remain on high alert following Erdogan's actions last week.
#Video [14] Aftermath of Bayrampa?a metro station explosion a while ago.. #Istanbul [4] #Turkey [15] pic.twitter.com/TihS2ufkNG [16]
— Rami (@RamiAlLolah) December 1, 2015 [17]
BREAKING — One reportedly dead, at least six wounded in explosion near Bayrampa?a metro station in Istanbul https://t.co/5KB8I3rdl3 [18]
— DAILY SABAH (@DailySabah) December 1, 2015 [19]
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As DPA reports,
Train services were suspended Tuesday at a metro station in Istanbul after a loud explosion, state-broadcaster TRT reported.
The cause of the blast near the Bayrampasa station on the European side of the Turkish city was unclear, but media reports indicated it may have been an explosion at an electrical transformer.
Emergency crews were responding to the incident on the overpass next to the station.
Headlines...
- *EXPLOSION AT BAYRAMPASA METRO STATION IN ISTANBUL: SABAH
- *CAUSE OF REPORTED EXPLOSION AT ISTANBUL METRO STOP UNKNOWN
- *ISTANBUL EXPLOSION WAS ON OVERPASS NEAR BAYRAMPASA METRO: AA
BREAKING — Massive explosion near Bayrampa?a metro station, probably caused by transformer, heard in many parts of Istanbul's European side
— DAILY SABAH (@DailySabah) December 1, 2015 [20]
Police are out en masse...
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Trains have been halted...
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And Passengers are being evacuated...
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