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Bomb in Istanbul kills one, injures 13

A bomb hidden in a garbage can exploded near an Istanbul bus stop on Friday, killing one person and injuring 13 others, officials said.
/ Source: The Associated Press

A bomb hidden in a garbage can exploded near an Istanbul bus stop Friday, killing one person and injuring 13 others, police said.

The blast occurred in the Kocamustafapasa district. A police official, speaking to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity, said authorities suspect that autonomy-seeking Kurdish rebels may have been behind the blast.

Turkey bars civil servants from speaking to journalists without prior authorization.

Video footage broadcast on CNN-Turk television showed debris scattered across a residential street, covering the sidewalk and parked cars.

Police carrying submachine guns tried to keep crowds of people from the site. A bomb disposal expert wearing protective gear checked nearby garbage cans.