The explosion at the Istanbul airport that left two people injured may have possibly been activated on board an airplane on the apron near the building and could possibly be a terrorist act, local media reported Wednesday.

ANKARA (Sputnik) � Ihlas News Agency reported earlier that the explosion happened at�2:00 a.m. local time (00:00 GMT).

According to�DHA news agency, one of�the injured is in�serious condition.
Police are considering all possible reasons for�the explosion, including a terrorist act. Security has been heightened at�the airport and police are working at�the scene of�the blast.


Specialists are checking the area for�traces of�explosives and several other airplanes at�the airport.
By Sputnik