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December 24, 2015

Turkey: Unknown Explosion at Istanbul Charter Flights Airport Kills One, Wounds Another- by Conor Gaffey

An explosion at a Turkish airport on Wednesday has killed one woman and wounded another according to Turkish television, AFP reports.

The explosion, the cause of which remains unknown, occurred on the tarmac outside the terminal building at Sabiha Gökçen airport, which is on the Asian side of Istanbul. Airport cleaner Zehra Yamac, 30, sustained head wounds during the blast and was hospitalized but died of her wounds hours later. Another airport cleaner was also wounded.

The explosion occurred around 2am local time, Turkish daily Hurriyet reported. Hurriyet also named the wounded victim as Canan Burgulu, who is receiving treatment at the Marmara Education and Research Hospital in Istanbul.

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