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                    At Least 11 Killed in Istanbul Explosion

   by VOA News

   Eleven people, including 7 police officers, were killed and 36 wounded
   in an explosion in central Istanbul during the morning rush hour on
   Tuesday, Istanbul's governor confirmed.

   A car packed with explosives detonated while passing a bus reportedly
   full of riot police.

   Multiple ambulances were sent to the scene in the central district of
   Vezneciler, near Istanbul University and a popular tourist destination
   - Bayezit square.

   No group has immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, though
   Islamic State has recently carried out attacks in Turkey. The Kurdish
   worker's party, or PKK, has also been targeting Turkish police and
   military since July in their struggle for autonomy in the Southeast.

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