Istanbul blast injures four

An explosion today near a bus terminal in Istanbul, Turkey, has injured at least four people.

The explosion occurred inside a trash can near the terminal in Istanbul’s busy Eminonu district, CNN-Turk said.

At least four injured people were taken to a nearby hospital, Sky-Turk television reported.

The cause of the explosion was not immediately known.

Militant Kurdish, leftist and Islamic groups have carried out attacks in the city in the past.