Several injured in Istanbul bus blast![]() June 7, 2016 - 10:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Several people have been injured by a blast in Istanbul, BBC News said citing Turkish media. The blast, caused by a bomb, targeted a police bus in the central district of Vezneciler, reports say. Several ambulances have been sent to the area. Violence in Turkey has escalated recently as a result of tensions with Kurdish separatists and the conflict in neighbouring Syria. Unverified pictures posted on social media showed shops with their front windows shattered. The explosion happened during the morning rush hour, near the city's historic Bayezit Square neighbourhood, a major tourist attraction. Related links: 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 |