4 people wounded in Istanbul blast overnight![]() May 16, 2016 - 13:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey's state-run news agency says four people were wounded overnight when a homemade device exploded in Istanbul, the Associated Press reports. Citing security sources, Anadolu Agency said Monday, May 16 the explosion was under an overpass in the Maltepe district on the Asian side of the city. The agency said two passengers in a car and two pedestrians waiting for a taxi were wounded by flying pieces of metal and hospitalized. Passing vehicles were also damaged. Turkey is facing an array of security threats including blowback from the war in neighboring Syria and renewed conflict with Kurdish militants in the southeast, AP says. Kurdish and Islamic State militants have been linked to major bombings in Istanbul, Turkey's capital Ankara and other cities. Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. Partner news |