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Dozens Dead After Explosions Near Besiktas Stadium In Istanbul by Enapesunday(m): 6:49am On Dec 11, 2016 |
At least 29 people
have been killed after
two bombs exploded
near a sports stadium
in Istanbul. One of the
blasts is suspected to
have been a suicide
bomb.
Twin blasts outside a
football stadium in Istanbul
killed at least 29 people and
injured 166, Turkey's
interior minister Suleyman
Soylu said.
The two explosions,
believed to be a car bomb
and a suicide bomb,
exploded at about 10.30pm
on Saturday outside the
newly-constructed Vodafone
Arena Stadium, also known
as Besiktas Stadium, in the
European side of the city.
Minister Soylu said arrests
had been made, but more
details were not given.
President Recep Tayyip
Erdogan released a
statement saying the deadly
attack targeted police and
civilians, and aimed to
maximize casualties. He did
not confirm the death toll.
"A terrorist attack has been
carried out against our
security forces and our
citizens," he wrote.
"As a result of these attacks
unfortunately we have
martyrs and wounded."
A video uploaded to
YouTube purported to show
the blast from the eastern
bank of the Bosphorus.
Turkish journalist Ezgi
Basaran tweeted a picture
of debris from the scene.
"It is thought to be a car
bomb at a point where our
special forces police were
located, right after the
match at the exit where
Bursaspor fans exited, after
the fans had left," Turkey's
state-run Anadolu Agency
quoted Soylu as saying.
He later told reporters in
Istanbul the first, larger
explosion happened on a
hill overlooking the stadium
and the second struck
Macka Park.
"It was like hell. The flames
went all the way up to the
sky. I was drinking tea at
the cafe next to the
mosque," Omer Yilmaz, who
works at the neighboring
Dolmabahce mosque, told
Reuters.
"People ducked under the
tables, women began
crying. Football fans
drinking tea at the cafe
sought shelter, it was
horrible."
Pictures showed body bags at
the scene of the attacks
Turkey's privately-owned
NTV channel said first bomb
targeted a bus for riot
police. It reported 38 people
were wounded.
Witnesses said they heard
gunfire after the explosions.
Local TV stations showed
more than a dozen
ambulances at the stadium
and a police helicopter
flying overhead with its
searchlights on.
The sound of gunfire could be
heard after the explosions
The Besiktas sports club,
who were playing visiting
team Bursaspor at the
stadium earlier on
Saturday, "strongly
condemned" terrorism and
the attack in a statement.
Bursaspor said none of its
fans were wounded and
wished "a speedy recovery
to our wounded citizens."
Turkish media authorities
had partially banned outlets
from covering the attacks,
citing national security
concerns.
It said "to avoid broadcasts
that can result in public
fear, panic or chaos, or that
will serve the aims of
terrorist organizations."
Media blackouts are
common after such attacks
in Turkey.
No groups claimed
responsibility for the blasts.
Turkey had a year of
militant attacks in its two
biggest cities that left
dozens dead and put the
country on high alert.
Kurdish militants twice
struck in Ankara, and
suspected Islamic State
group suicide bombers hit
Istanbul on three occasions.
Erdogan's ruling AKP party
today lodged a
constitutional reform bill
that would expand his
powers and that critics said
would weaken democratic
checks and balances. |
Re: Dozens Dead After Explosions Near Besiktas Stadium In Istanbul by HQuadreal: 6:51am On Dec 11, 2016 |
Rip to the dead one. |
Re: Dozens Dead After Explosions Near Besiktas Stadium In Istanbul by Young03(m): 6:52am On Dec 11, 2016 |
chimooo |
Re: Dozens Dead After Explosions Near Besiktas Stadium In Istanbul by NDprudent(m): 6:58am On Dec 11, 2016 |
That only happens where a particular set of people don't see their lives as "valuable". Why on earth will I commit suicide with a bomb, I dey craze??.......even if I go insane, I doubt my "insane self" will ever want to commit suicide, let alone doing it with a bomb. God help us all. Rest in peace, to d dead |
Re: Dozens Dead After Explosions Near Besiktas Stadium In Istanbul by bonechamberlain(m): 7:01am On Dec 11, 2016 |
Turkey reaping the fruits of supporting terrorist at the initial stage. |
Re: Dozens Dead After Explosions Near Besiktas Stadium In Istanbul by dikerebel(m): 7:12am On Dec 11, 2016 |
kill all muslims so there will be peace |
Re: Dozens Dead After Explosions Near Besiktas Stadium In Istanbul by Edwinmason(m): 7:16am On Dec 11, 2016 |
i still dont understand what they are going to achieve by killing their own people |
Re: Dozens Dead After Explosions Near Besiktas Stadium In Istanbul by Chikelue2000(m): 7:48am On Dec 11, 2016 |
Islam Islam!!, I'll say no further |
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