Five people were injured as a pipe bomb exploded on an overpass near an Istanbul metro station in Istanbul’s Bayrampasa on Tuesday, according to the head of the district.
The head of the Bayrampasa district, Atilla Aydiner, spoke live on A Haber television soon after the incident Tuesday.
There were conflicting reports about the number of casualties. Earlier, local media reported that one person was killed in the blast and another six people injured.
Initial reports suggested that the explosion was caused by a power transformer blowing up.
Social media users have posted various photos of people evacuating the subway station, while local media said that trains have been stopped at one of the stations.
INC News, 01/12/2015 - via RT
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