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| Istanbul Besiktas Turkey: Stadium blasts kill 38 people | |
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| A twin bomb attack on police officers outside a football stadium in Turkey's largest city, Istanbul, has killed 38 people and injured many more. | |
| A car bomb hit a police vehicle and a suicide bomber detonated a suicide vest in quick succession late on Saturday. | A car bomb hit a police vehicle and a suicide bomber detonated a suicide vest in quick succession late on Saturday. |
| The blasts occurred near the stadium of top-division team Besiktas, two hours after a match. Ten arrests were made. | The blasts occurred near the stadium of top-division team Besiktas, two hours after a match. Ten arrests were made. |
| The government says initial findings point towards Kurdish militants, who have targeted police in the past. | The government says initial findings point towards Kurdish militants, who have targeted police in the past. |
| Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus told CNN Turk news channel that "arrows point" to the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK). | Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus told CNN Turk news channel that "arrows point" to the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK). |
| Thirty of those killed in the attack were police officers, officials say. | |
| A further 155 people were being treated in hospital, 14 of them in intensive care, health officials say. | |
| Photographs posted on Instagram after the explosion showed helmets strewn on a road and damaged vehicles. | |
| No group has said it was behind the attack but a wave of bombings in Turkey this year has been carried out both by the PKK and so-called Islamic State (IS), says the BBC's Mark Lowen in Istanbul. | No group has said it was behind the attack but a wave of bombings in Turkey this year has been carried out both by the PKK and so-called Islamic State (IS), says the BBC's Mark Lowen in Istanbul. |
| President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the explosions "aimed to maximise casualties". | President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the explosions "aimed to maximise casualties". |
| But they came two hours after the end of the match between top teams Bursaspor at Besiktas at the Vodafone Arena. | But they came two hours after the end of the match between top teams Bursaspor at Besiktas at the Vodafone Arena. |
| Local media reported that fans had already dispersed. Bursaspor posted on Twitter that it knew of no injuries to its supporters. | Local media reported that fans had already dispersed. Bursaspor posted on Twitter that it knew of no injuries to its supporters. |
| Deadly attacks in Turkey this year | Deadly attacks in Turkey this year |
| 20 August: Bomb attack on wedding party in Gaziantep kills at least 30 people, IS suspected | 20 August: Bomb attack on wedding party in Gaziantep kills at least 30 people, IS suspected |
| 30 July: 35 Kurdish fighters who try to storm a military base are killed by the Turkish army | 30 July: 35 Kurdish fighters who try to storm a military base are killed by the Turkish army |
| 29 June: A gun and bomb attack on Ataturk airport in Istanbul kills 41 people, in an attack blamed on IS militants | 29 June: A gun and bomb attack on Ataturk airport in Istanbul kills 41 people, in an attack blamed on IS militants |
| 13 March: 37 people are killed by Kurdish militants in a suicide car bombing in Ankara | 13 March: 37 people are killed by Kurdish militants in a suicide car bombing in Ankara |
| 17 February: 28 people die in an attack on a military convoy in Ankara | 17 February: 28 people die in an attack on a military convoy in Ankara |
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