New York Times: Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 10 in Istanbul District of Sultanahmet
ISTANBUL — A large explosion rocked a square in Sultanahmet, the historic central district of Istanbul, on Tuesday morning, killing at least 10 people and wounding 15 others. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said a Syrian suicide bomber was behind the attack, the latest in a series of terrorist assaults on Turkey.
The explosion, which occurred around 10:15 a.m., killed and wounded both Turks and foreigners, Mr. Erdogan said in a televised address from Ankara, the capital.
“Turkey is the first target of all terrorist groups,” Mr. Erdogan said. He mentioned the Islamic State and Kurdish separatists as threats to the nation’s security but did not specifically blame either for the attack on Tuesday.
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Suicide bomber kills 10 people, mainly Germans, in Istanbul. At least 10 killed, 15 wounded in suicide bombing near tourists on central Istanbul square - media. Deadly Istanbul blast caused by Syria-linked suicide bomber, says Erdoğan. Turkey: 10 die in suicide blast in Istanbul Sultanahmet district.
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