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Liputan6.com, Istanbul: As many as 15 people were wounded by bombs that hit a police car on the streets of Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday (8 / 6). The bomb exploded in the Kucukcekmece District - the suburbs - as many vehicles passing by. As a result, some police officer in the vehicle, along with a number of passersby were injured.

Istanbul police chief Huseyin Capkin told the government news agency Anatolia, there was no victim suffered serious injuries. Police also are investigating the possibility of the bomb was remotely controlled.

So far, no party claimed responsibility for the incident. However, Kurdish rebels, who had conducted similar attacks on police in the past, recently increased the intensity of their activities. (AST / ANS / AP)