There has been an explosion on board a plane at Ataturk airport in the Turkish city of Istanbul, police say. A cleaner on board the Turkish Airlines plane was injured in the blast, which happened after the passengers had disembarked, police said.
UPDATE:A booby-trapped device has exploded on a plane at Ataturk airport in the Turkish city of Istanbul, police say. Three cleaners on board the Turkish Airlines plane were injured in the blast, which happened after the passengers had left, police said. A Turkish Airlines spokesman said the explosion on board the plane was caused by a booby-trapped parcel resembling a wallet. The spokesman said one cleaner lost a finger in the blast when he tried to open the package, while two other cleaners suffered minor injuries. | "Hey, look what I.......BOOM....found" |
Police cordoned off the aircraft after the incident and firefighters were called to the scene. The plane had just arrived on an internal flight from Izmir on the Aegean coast. Security in Istanbul had been stepped up for a summit of Nato leaders, which ended on Tuesday. |