Nine Germans killed in Istanbul bomb attack

Nine Germans and a Peruvian man were killed in a suicide bombing in the heart of Istanbul's historic tourist district, which is being blamed on a Syrian member of the so-called Islamic State group.

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said all of those killed in the attack were foreigners and he had spoken with German Chancellor Angela Merkel to express condolences.

15 other people were wounded, most of them German, he said.

The blast occurred in Sultanahmet square, close to the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia.

Six German citizens, one Norwegian and a Peruvian woman were among the wounded, the Dogan news agency said.

Norway's foreign ministry said one Norweigan man was injured and is being treated in hospital...
  rte.ie
12/1/16
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