An explosion rocked Instabul's popular street Istiklal in Taksim square area. The bombing was believed to have been caused by a suicide bomber. Turkish Government officials said at least five people were killed and 36
were injured on Saturday morning's explosion (today).
The Israeli government has confirmed that three of its citizens were
among those killed and Iran also said that one of its citizens had also
died. It was reported that twelve foreign citizens were among the wounded, including six
Israelis, two Irish, one German, one Icelander, one Iranian and one Emirati.
Istiklal street is a shopping area lined by hundreds of shops, Imagine the number of pedestrians on the street at the time of the explosion. However, no group has claimed responsibility for the bombing yet. Read more for photos...
Source: Daily Independent & Aljazeera.
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