Istanbul bomb attack on police bus kills 11

A car bomb attack targeting a police bus has killed seven officers and four civilians in central Istanbul.

The explosives were remotely detonated as the vehicle passed through the busy Vezneciler district at the morning rush hour, officials said.

No group has said it carried out the attack, but Kurdish militants have recently targeted security services.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey will "fight the terrorists to the end".

The explosion happened near the city's historic Beyazit Square neighbourhood, a major tourist attraction, and an Istanbul university building.

About 36 other people were injured, Istanbul's governor, Vasip Sahin, said.

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Image captionThe blast happened at the morning rush hour in central Istanbul

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Image captionThe explosion also damaged nearby buildings

Visiting some of the wounded in hospital, Mr Erdogan said: "These (attacks) are being carried out against people whose duty it is to ensure the security of our people.

"These cannot be pardoned or forgiven. We shall continue our fight against terrorists tirelessly until the end."

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D-day approaching soon for Jayalalithaa as apex court reserves verdict in DA case

The Supreme Court has reserved its verdict in an appeal filed by the Karnataka government against the acquittal of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa in the disproportionate assets case, reported Mint.

The two-judge bench comprising of justices Pinaki Chandra Ghose and Amitava Roy held daily hearings in the case from February until last week.

“Disproportionate assets is not a crime. It is only a crime if it is proved that the source of the money is illegal. Otherwise it [the illegality of disproportionate assets] is only an inference,” Justice Amitava Roy observed recently.  

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A special court in Bengaluru had in September 2014 convicted Jayalalithaa for amassing wealth of nearly Rs 67 crore disproportionate to her income when she was Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu between 1991 and 1996. She was sentenced to four years imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs. 100 crore. Jayalalithaa became the first sitting Chief Minister to be disqualified after being convicted.  The trial court had also convicted her aide Sasikala, foster son Sudhakaran and Sasikala’s sister-in-law Ilavarasi in the case.

The Karnataka High Court had overturned the trial court verdict and acquitted her last year, citing an error in computing the disproportionate assets and that they did not exceed 10 per cent of the stated income.  Jayalalithaa returned to the CM’s chair in May 2015.

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