Istanbul rocked by bomb blast targeting police

Turkey: Several people has been killed and scores wounded in a bomb attack targeted at Turkish police in a central Istanbul district on Tuesday.

A service shuttle carrying police officers was hit by a remote controlled bomb killing 5 people.
Ambulances and fire engines were dispatched to the scene.
According to reports, the explosion took place close to the Vezeciler metro station, which is within walking distance of some of the main sights of the historical center including the Suleymaniye Mosque.

Since the start of the year, Turkey has been hit by a series of attacks that have shocked citizens and also caused tourism to drop.

The attacks is coming as Turkey is battling PKK militants, who have in the past killed hundreds of security forces in the southeast.

Turkey and the US-led war against, seems to have stepped up its operations against Islamic State in northern Syria, where the jihadists control areas near the border.