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Explosion Hits Istanbul's Taksim Squake İn Turkey
An explosion occurred in Istanbul's Taksim Squake on Sunday morning. Istanbul Police Chief Huseyin Capkin said that 22 people including 12 policemen and 10 civilians were injured in the explosion which occurred at a spot where police officers were waiting at around 10:30 a.m. The injured people were rushed to nearby hospitals. Meanwhile, security forces found a body at the scene. Capkin said that an investigation was under way to determine whether the explosion caused by a suicide bomber. The scene of the attack was cordoned off and tight security measures were taken. Mutlu said about Sunday morning's explosion in the central Taksim Square, "it appears to be a terror act"