Turkey: At least 10 foreigners killed by ISIL suicide bombing in Istanbul
An explosion believed to be caused by a suicide bombing rocked İstanbul’s central Sultanahmet Square, a major tourist attraction, on Tuesday, leaving 10 people dead and 15 wounded. Officials said most of those killed were German nationals.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said the attack appears to have been carried out by a “Syrian-origin” suicide bomber.
“I condemn the terror incident in İstanbul assessed to be an attack by a suicide bomber with Syrian origin. Unfortunately we have 10 dead including foreigners and Turkish nationals… There are also 15 wounded,” Erdoğan told a lunch for Turkish ambassadors in Ankara, in a speech broadcast live on television.
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said that all of those killed in the attack are foreign nationals.He also said that the suicide bomber is a member of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).