Istanbul blackout leaves millions in dark
By Ivan Watson and Yesim Comert, CNN
January 14, 2012 -- Updated 1339 GMT (2139 HKT)
Istanbul (CNN) -- A major power blackout hit Turkey's largest city Saturday afternoon, leaving millions of residents without electricity while shutting down Istanbul's subway and tram systems.
Officials with the Istanbul governor's emergency situation directorate told CNN the massive outage appeared to be caused by a failure on a main power transfer line running from the Western city of Bursa.
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