Earlier today, a reported suicide bomber attacked the Sultanahmet Square “tourist hub” in downtown Istanbul resulting in at least 10 dead and 15 wounded:
'Several killed' in an explosion in a tourist district of Istanbul https://t.co/PtUYxtVKWS pic.twitter.com/3n8QFLQKQO
— Sky News (@SkyNews) January 12, 2016
BREAKING NEWS: explosion struck the main tourist hub in Istanbul, leaving 10 people deadhttps://t.co/o9LEsSvLUK pic.twitter.com/hCzGqMLQsK
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) January 12, 2016
In my years in Istanbul one of the few times an attack has directly targeted at tourists (this one seemingly so). https://t.co/5qHyKbBMx4
— Louis Fishman (@Istanbultelaviv) January 12, 2016
https://twitter.com/trtworld/status/686867060652138496
Ten killed, 15 wounded in blast in Istanbul's tourist heart https://t.co/HRntEgrGLg #Sultanahmet pic.twitter.com/PbnBWqkZNa
— AFP news agency (@AFP) January 12, 2016
Several dead in blast in central #Istanbul Sultanahmet district near the historic Blue Mosque – BBC https://t.co/x8iPySDvw8
— Julia Macfarlane (@juliamacfarlane) January 12, 2016
Police in Sultanahmet not allowing accredited journalists to take photos because of broadcast ban.
— Ceylan Yeginsu (@CeylanWrites) January 12, 2016
Turkey’s president says the bomber was from Syria and that there’s a “high probability” ISIS is responsible:
Turkey's Erdogan says Syria-linked suicide bomber believed to be behind Istanbul blast – AP
— Mohamed Yehia (@yeh1a) January 12, 2016
Turkish officials say "high probability" that Islamic State are responsible for #Sultanahmet #Istanbul blast https://t.co/tAQkiAuXGU
— VICE News (@vicenews) January 12, 2016
Erdogan says Sultanahmet attack carried out by a suicide bomber of Syrian origin.
— Ceylan Yeginsu (@CeylanWrites) January 12, 2016
[Live] Erdogan: "Bomb blast was a suicide attack by a Syrian attacker " https://t.co/Rve1LorsqB #Sultanahmet https://t.co/lqQGvUbeLw
— euronews (@euronews) January 12, 2016
And there are unconfirmed reports that the bomber was a woman:
A witness in #Sultanahmet talking to VOA claims it was a woman suicide bomber. Umconfirmed by the officials. https://t.co/P0QOOgxtxQ
— Ezgi Basaran (@ezgibasaran) January 12, 2016
European tourists have been “confirmed” among the dead and wounded:
Confirmed: German & Norwegian tourists among victims of the #Istanbul #sultanahmet blast https://t.co/ULINQetPLt pic.twitter.com/JiJk3bIITr
— euronews (@euronews) January 12, 2016
A German couple is reportedly under operation at hospital in Istanbul. Seems mostly German tourists wounded in #Sultanahmet explosion.
— Mustafa Bağ (@mustafa__bag) January 12, 2016
Police sources tell #TRTWorld that 6 German nationals are among the dead #Sultanahmet #Istanbul . Merkel speaking at 1220GMT.
— Kirsten Dewar (@kirstendewar) January 12, 2016
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