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Turkey: At Least 10 killed, Dozens Injured in Bombing near Central Istanbul

Turkey: At Least 10 killed, Dozens Injured in Bombing near Central Istanbul
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At least 10 people were killed and 15 injured on a historic central square in Istanbul, Turkish authorities said. Local media reported that a bomb rocked the region near a group of tourists.

Turkey: At Least 10 killed, Dozens Injured in Bombing near Central Istanbul

Istanbul authorities are investigating the incident and the type of the explosives used in the blast, the governor's office said.

The incident took place on Sultanahmet Square. It occurred close to the Sultanahmet tram stop and Dikilitas, the Obelisk of Theodosius, in the heart of Istanbul's tourist district, local media reported.

Private NTV television said the explosion, which could be heard from several neighborhoods, was close to a park that is home to a landmark obelisk. Police sealed the area, barring people from approaching in case of a second explosion.

The Sultanahmet neighborhood is Istanbul's main sightseeing area and includes the Topkapi Palace and Blue Mosque.

Erdem Koroglu, who was working at a nearby office, told NTV television he saw several people on the ground following the blast.

"It was difficult to say who was alive or dead," Koroglu said. "Buildings rattled from the force of the explosion."

Turkey suffered two major bombing attacks last year, both blamed on the "ISIS" terrorist group.

More than 30 people were killed in a suicide attack in the town of Suruc, near Turkey's border with Syria, in July.

Two suicide bombs exploded in October outside Ankara's main train station as people gathered for a peace rally, killing more than 100 in Turkey's deadliest-ever attack. The prosecutor's office said that attack was carried out by a local "ISIS" cell.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

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