土耳其一地铁站附近发生爆炸事件

An explosion near a metro station in Istanbul, Turkey Tuesday injured at least five people and brought the transport system to a halt.

星期二，土耳其伊斯坦布尔一个地铁站附近发生了爆炸事件。这起事件至少造成五人受伤，并导致地铁运输系统暂时停止运作。

A local official in Istanbul said that the explosion in the evening rush hour at an overpass near the city's Bayrampasa station was caused by a pipe bomb.

土耳其当地一位官员表示，这起爆炸事件发生在当地时间星期二晚间上下班高峰时段，地点是拜拉姆贝沙站附近的天桥，是由一个管道炸弹引爆的。

Atilla Aydiner, the mayor of Istanbul's Bayrampasa district, also said that a number of vehicles were damaged in the blast, including a bus and a car.

拜拉姆贝沙市长奥迪内尔表示，这起爆炸事件同时还造成至少一辆公交车和一辆轿车的损坏。

Authorities deployed riot police to secure the perimeter of the site in case of a second blast.

爆炸事件发生后，当地政府立即派遣防爆警察到现场和周边地区，以防第二波袭击。

No claim of responsibility has been made.

到目前为止，还没有任何一方声称对这起爆炸事件负责。

Earlier, Istanbul's governor, Vasip Sahin, said that the cause of the blast was not known and that authorities were assessing every possibility. Turkey is currently on alert for attacks after more than 100 people were killed on October 10 when two suicide bombers detonated themselves in the middle of a crowd of peace activists in the capital, Ankara.

今年10月初，土耳其首都安卡拉曾发生了一起爆炸规模更为瞩目的爆炸事件。当时，有两名自杀爆炸人士在和平集会的人群当中引爆了绑在自己身上的炸药，造成一百余人丧生。