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Bomb attack on Istanbul police bus injures at least 15

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At least 15 people were injured when a roadside bomb targeting a police shuttle bus detonated in Istanbul’s Kucukcekmece district Tuesday morning, Turkish news reports said.

According to the semi-official Turkish news agency Anatolia a remote-controlled bomb exploded as the police minivan carrying officers to work was passing by during the morning rush hour.

The injured are said to include police officers and civilian passers-by. Anatolia said two civilians were treated in a nearby hospital for minor injuries, and  some police officials assert that 15 of their officers were injured in the blast.

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