Istanbul: 'Deadly blast' hits police bus in Vezneciler - BBC News
A car bomb attack targeting a police bus has killed at least 11 people in central Istanbul, officials say. The explosives were remotely detonated as the vehicle passed through the busy Vezneciler district at the morning rush hour. No group has said it carried out the attack. Violence in Turkey has escalated recently as a result of tensions with Kurdish separatists and the conflict in neighbouring Syria. Suspicion is likely to fall on Kurdish militants who have claimed other attacks targeting security personnel in Turkey this year, says the BBC's Mark Lowen, in Istanbul. The explosion happened near the city's historic Beyazit Square neighbourhood, a major tourist attraction, and an Istanbul university building. Four civilians and seven police officers were among the dead, Istanbul's governor, Vasip Sahin, said. Some 36 other people were injured, he added. How dangerous is Turkey's unrest? Turkey in midst of hideous vortex