ATP - ISTANBUL,
Turkey -- An
explosion at Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen airport has killed one cleaner on a plane
and wounded another, the BBC reports. The cause of the blast was not clear, and
authorities were investigating whether it was the result of a bomb.
The
airport is the second largest in the city.
Pegasus
airline said the blast occurred at 2:05 a.m. local time on Wednesday (7.05 p.m.
EST Tuesday), when no passengers were in the area, and that operations were
continuing normally.
Turkey's
state-run Anadolu Agency said police armed with rifles and protective vests
imposed tight security at entrances to the airport after the blast, searching
vehicles in the area.
The
agency said one cleaner had suffered a wound to the head, while the other
suffered a wounded hand.
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