Turkey: Twin blasts rock Istanbul, kill 29, injure 166
"The explosions, believed to be a car bomb and a suicide bomb, targeted police officers," BBC News reported quoting officials.
According to reports, a car bomb exploded first outside the Vodafone Arena, which is the area of Istanbul’s Besiktas soccer team.
Forty-five seconds later, a suspect wearing explosives blew himself up while surrounded by police in an adjacent park.
Ten arrests have been reportedly made into the twin blasts.
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