The cause of the explosion is not clear, but evidence shows the incident has been committed deliberately. According to preliminary information, there has been an outside interference. Explosion marks have been detected on three planes hundreds of meters away from one another. This fact increases the possibility that it was a terrorist act.
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An explosion occurred in an area of Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen airport where airplanes were parked, wounding two cleaning staff on a nearby plane, but the cause of the blast was not clear, Pegasus airline said on Wednesday.
It said the blast occurred at 2:05 am (7.05 p.m. ET) when no passengers were in the area and that operations were continuing normally at the airport, on the Asia side of the city, Reuters reported.
Security forces in the airport have started an extensive investigation into the incident and taken security measures around Sabiha Gokcen International.
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