Explosion in Turkey kills many soldiers and injures several others

An unspecified number people lost their lives in an explosion near a bus in the central Turkish city of Kayseri on Saturday, official sources said.

Sakshi Chaturvedi
Published on: 17 Dec 2016 2:09 PM IST
Explosion in Turkey kills many soldiers and injures several others
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Ankara (Turkey): An unspecified number people lost their lives in an explosion near a bus in Kayseri in Turkey on Saturday, official sources said.

According to these sources, “the bus was carrying off-duty soldiers and the explosion occurred near the university campus".

Police personnel and fire tenders were rushed to the spot as soon as they were informed about the incident.

More details are awaited.

In another incident, at least 29 people lost their lives and 166 others sustained injuries in two back to back explosions after a football match the same day.

Sakshi Chaturvedi

Sakshi Chaturvedi

A journalist, presently working as a Sub-Editor at newstrack.com.

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