Blast rocks busy street in Turkey

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (AFP/Adem Altan)

Istanbul, Turkey (AFP)—An explosion rocked a busy shopping street in the heart of Istanbul early on Saturday, Turkish media reported.

The cause of the blast on Istiklal Caddesi street was unknown. Ambulances rushed to the scene, Dogan news agency reported.

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