Fourteen injured in Istanbul gas explosion

A gas leak caused an explosion in a five-storey building in Istanbul today that injured 14 people, Turkish police sources said…

A gas leak caused an explosion in a five-storey building in Istanbul today that injured 14 people, Turkish police sources said.

Private NTV television blamed a fire for the explosion, which occurred in the Uskudar district on the Asian side of Turkey's largest city.

NTV said 14 people had been hurt in the blast.

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