A huge explosion has targeted police bus at the central Istanbul district of Vezneciler near a bus stop killing 11 people, local media reported.
A remote-controlled bomb exploded as a service shuttle carrying police officers was passing in the Beyazit district, state-run TRT television reported.
Eleven people were killed in the explosion, including seven police officers, Istanbul Governor Vasip Sahin confirmed shortly after the attack. In addition, he said that at least 36 people had been injured.
Ambulances and fire engines were sent to the scene, images of which showed a city street whose storefronts had been shattered by the force of the blast.
