Man died in Istanbul bomb blast

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An official says that a man had died after a bomb he was carrying exploded.

Istanbul's Gov. Huseyin Avni Mutlu said the blast occurred in the city's low-income Esenyurt district late Tuesday.

It was not clear why the man was carrying the bomb, or if he had links with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).

The PKK is recognized as a terrorist group by Turkey, the United States and the European Union. (ISLAMABAD - The Associated Press)