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| Turkey Istanbul airport blast kills cleaner | Turkey Istanbul airport blast kills cleaner |
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| An explosion on the tarmac at Sabiha Gokcen airport in the Turkish city of Istanbul has killed a female cleaner. | An explosion on the tarmac at Sabiha Gokcen airport in the Turkish city of Istanbul has killed a female cleaner. |
| The woman who died was working on a Pegasus airlines plane overnight when the blast took place. A colleague who was with her was wounded. | The woman who died was working on a Pegasus airlines plane overnight when the blast took place. A colleague who was with her was wounded. |
| The cause of the explosion is under investigation, the airport says. | The cause of the explosion is under investigation, the airport says. |
| Armed police imposed tight security at the airport's entrance, Turkish media report, but flights appear to be running normally. | |
| The woman killed, 30-year-old Zeyhra Yamac, died of head injuries. | The woman killed, 30-year-old Zeyhra Yamac, died of head injuries. |
| No passengers were on the plane or nearby at the time, Pegasus said in a statement. | No passengers were on the plane or nearby at the time, Pegasus said in a statement. |
| It said the explosion had happened at 02:05 (00:05 GMT) on Wednesday. Although the cause of the blast was unknown, police were investigating whether it was a bomb, Dogan news agency reports. | |
| Fragments from the blast damaged five other planes, Turkish Transport Minister Binali Yildirim said. | |
| "[A] weakness in the airport's security is out of the question," he added. | |
| Some witnesses claimed to have heard three consecutive explosions. | Some witnesses claimed to have heard three consecutive explosions. |
| Located on the Asian facing side of Istanbul, Sabiha Gokcen is the city's second-largest airport after Ataturk airport on the European side of the city. | Located on the Asian facing side of Istanbul, Sabiha Gokcen is the city's second-largest airport after Ataturk airport on the European side of the city. |