VIDEO: Five wounded as explosion near Istanbul station caused by 'bomb', says mayor

An explosion on a highway overpass near a subway station in Istanbul wounded five people and was caused by a bomb, a local mayor has said.

VIDEO: Five wounded as explosion near Istanbul station caused by 'bomb', says mayor

An explosion on a highway overpass near a subway station in Istanbul wounded five people and was caused by a bomb, a local mayor has said.

The bomb was left on barriers on the overpass, said Atilla Aydiner, the mayor for Istanbul’s Bayrampasa district. Earlier, Istanbul’s governor said one person was slightly injured in the blast.

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