No Ukrainian citizens have been injured in an explosion in Istanbul, Consul General of Ukraine in Istanbul Vasyl Bodnar said quoting local police data.

"Important! According to the Istanbul police, Ukrainian citizens have not been injured during the terrorist attack in Istanbul," the consul general wrote on Twitter.

Turkish media reported that ten people were killed and 15 injured in an explosion that rocked Sultanahmet Square in Istanbul on Tuesday.

Earlier reports said that the explosive device could have been triggered by a suicide bomber.