Document #1174461

RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Author)

Motorcycle Bomb Wounds Five At Police Station Near Istanbul's Ataturk Airport

Vasip Sahin, the governor of Istanbul Province, says an explosion that wounded five people near a police station in Istanbul was caused by a bomb that had been planted on a motorcycle.

The blast on October 6 was in the neighborhood of Yenibosna, about one kilometer from Istanbul’s international Ataturk Airport.

Based on reporting by Reuters, AP, and AFP

Copyright (c) 2010-2020. RFE/RL, Inc. Reprinted with the permission of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington DC 20036.

ecoi.net description:
Istanbul: According to governor of Istanbul province, 5 people wounded in bomb explosion near police station
Country:
Türkiye
Source:
RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Author)
Published:
6 October 2016
Original link:
http://www.rferl.org/a/turkey-istnabul-bomb-yenibosna/28035992.html
Document type:
Media Report
Language:
English
Document ID:
1174461 (former ID 330593)

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