Today in the center of Istanbul Turkish sappers blew up an abandoned bag. Passers-by found the bag at one of the city's tourist attractions, Taksim Square, and reported it to the police, after which part of the square was cordoned off and the bag was detonated by bomb-disposal experts. According to RIA Novosti, the sound of the explosion was very loud, no one was hurt during the raid.
The Turkish police have not reported what was in the bag.
