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Turkey declares day's mourning after Istanbul bombings: state news agency

Published: 11 Dec 2016 - 09:56 am | Last Updated: 01 Nov 2021 - 02:45 pm
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AFP

Istanbul: Turkey declared a one-day morning Sunday after twin blasts ripped through the heart of Istanbul following a football match killing 29 people, mainly police, and wounding 166, the state-run Anadolu news agency said.

Prime Minister Binali Yildirim also ordered flags to fly at half mast after a car bombing near a football stadium followed by a suicide bombing at a nearby park, Anadolu said.