An explosion on a popular pedestrian street in Istanbul injured a number of people Sunday morning, a senior official says.
Istanbul Gov. Ali Yerlikaya tweeted that the blast “occurred in Taksim Istiklal Street,” a crowded thoroughfare lined by shops and restaurants, at about 4:20 p.m. local time .
“There are casualties and injuries,” he said, adding that emergency services had been sent to the scene.The Turkish Red Crescent said blood was being transferred to nearby hospitals. Turkey’s media regulator, the Radio and Television Supreme Council, imposed a broadcast ban on coverage of the blast around an hour after it occurred.Aziz Akyavas reported from Istanbul and Mithil Aggarwal from Hong Kong.
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