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lst LD: Explosion reported near metro bus stop in Istanbul, 3 injured

Xinhua, April 10, 2016 Adjust font size:

An explosion was reported on Saturday night at a overpass of a metro bus stop in Istanbul's Mecidiyekoy neighborhood, injuring three people.

The blast was caused by a nylon bag left on the overpass, the Haberturk daily said.

The police have evacuated the shopping malls nearby over the possibility of a second explosion, with special teams securing the area, the daily said.

The explosion came as Istanbul has been on edge over more possible terror attacks, since the metropolis and Ankara, the national capital, have come under six deadly attacks over the past eight months, the last one hitting Istanbul on March 19 and killing four tourists.

Israel and the United States have issued alerts over the past two days about the risk of fresh terror attacks in Turkey, with the U.S. Embassy in Ankara warning of threats to tourist sites in Istanbul and Antalya, a coastal city in the southwest. Endit