Istanbul:After a bomb blast rocked Istanbul, the Turkish President addressed the media on Sunday. In his brief address, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called the explosion on the main street an 'attack' and confirmed that six people have died and 53 have been wounded in the incident.
Earlier, Turkish media on Sunday reported that an explosion on Istanbul's popular pedestrian Istiklal Avenue has injured 11 people.
Footage showed ambulances, fire trucks and police at the scene. The cause of the explosion was not clear. Social media users said shops were shuttered and the avenue closed down.
A video posted online showed flames erupting and a loud bang, as pedestrians turned and ran away. Other footage showed ambulances, fire trucks and police at the scene. Social media users said shops were shuttered and the avenue closed down. Broadcaster CNN Turk said 11 people were injured. The avenue is a crowded thoroughfare popular with tourists and locals, lined by shops and restaurants. The explosion Turkey was hit by a string of deadly bombings between 2015 and 2017 by the Islamic State group and outlawed Kurdish groups.
(AP) (This story has not been edited by ETV Bharat and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
