Istanbul hit by deadly bomb attack

At least two people have been killed and another seven wounded in a suicide bombing in a major shopping and tourist district in Istanbul, according to Turkish media reports. The attack struck Istiklal Street, a wide boulevard closed to traffic that is lined with international stores and shopping centres. Turkish TV and CNN Turk reported two people were killed and seven wounded in the blast. The private Dogan news agency said at least three people died and 10 people were injured and taken to hospitals. A witness in the area told Reuters they had seen police helicopters circling overhead, and television footage showed people running from the area. This latest blast comes less than a week after 37 people died following a car bomb explosion in the Turkish capital of Ankara on Sunday, killing dozens of military personnel and civilians. Militant group Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK) claimed responsibility for the bombing, the third such attack in the Turkish capital in five months. Last month a similar blast killed 29 people when a suicide bomber targeted military personnel, blocks away from the scene of last Sunday’s attack. Following last Sunday’s bombing, Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, vowed to defeat terrorists who have staged a series of attacks on Turkey in the past 18 months.Thanks for reading.

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