Death toll rises in Istanbul blast

YEREVAN, JUNE 7, ARMENPRESS. The car bomb attack on a Turkish police bus killed 11 people, seven of them police officers, in the central Istanbul district of Vezneciler on June 7, Reuters says Istanbul Governor Vasip Sahin told reporters near the scene.

He said 36 people were wounded in the attack and three of them were in a critical condition.

A car bomb exploded on June 7 near a bus stop in Istanbul, Turkey.

Gunfire was reportedly heard after the explosion.

Heavy police presence is reported at the scene.