Two dead in second Turkish explosion

A bomb blast on a bus killed at least two people and injured seven others in Istanbul today.

The explosion was the bus in a residential area of the Turkish city, NTV and CNN-Turk television reported.

Ambulances were seen rushing to the scene.

The blast came a few hours after a small bomb exploded in front of an Ankara hotel, where US President George Bush is expected to stay when he visits Turkey this weekend ahead of a Nato summit.

Two police officers and a civilian were injured in that attack.