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Captured between 2026-10-23T00:02:18.341Z and 2026-10-23T00:02:18.359Z. This is a captured core record, not a reconstruction of an arbitrary earlier moment.

Cable explosion disrupts service on Istanbul metro line

Status: published

An electrical cable explosion occurred at Ihlamurkuyu Station on the M5 Üsküdar-Sultanbeyli metro line in Istanbul, filling the tunnel with smoke and disrupting train operations. Two sources report panic at the scene following the blast. It is not yet reported whether anyone was injured or how long service disruptions are expected to last.

Category: industrial-accident · Location: Istanbul

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Global Event Monitor. Cable explosion disrupts service on Istanbul metro line. 2026-10-13T07:14:54.694Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:5697. https://global.eventmonitor.net/record/5697/revision/44c9f8b965e77f6b7b5e41f9edeb4d38b42c7b2079e098f4d1eb29072980d356

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SHA-256: 44c9f8b965e77f6b7b5e41f9edeb4d38b42c7b2079e098f4d1eb29072980d356. A digest detects a changed payload; it is not an externally witnessed timestamp.

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