Watch: Security camera footage captures a car bomb exploding near military barracks in Istanbul, Turkey

Watch as the driver of the vehicle walks away before the car bomb detonates.

Earlier today, a car bomb detonated in Istanbul’s Sancaktepe district near military barracks. According to Istanbul Governor Vasip Şahin, five Turkish soldiers and three civilians were injured as a car bomb detonated while vehicles drove past. In the video below, you can see the driver walk away from the vehicle prior to the explosion.

#Istanbul #Sancaktepe blast security cam footage shows person calmly locking van, walking away prior to detonation pic.twitter.com/tMRrwcGlmG

— D8 News (@D8News) May 12, 2016

Image courtesy of IHA

Watch: Security camera footage captures a car bomb exploding near military barracks in Istanbul, Turkey

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