Blast in Istanbul's tourist district
A powerful blast cause by a suicide bomber rocked the Sultanahmet neighborhood January 12, 2016, home to Istanbul's biggest concentration of monuments and visited by tens of thousands of tourists every day, killing at least 10 people, including nine German nationals, and wounding 15. Turkish President Erdogan stated that the suicide bomber was of Syrian origin.
In this photo, rescue teams gather at the scene after an explosion in central Istanbul. Turkish police sealed off the square.
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Police secure the area after an explosion in central Istanbul, January 12, 2016.
The bombing happened in a popular tourist district, home to the famed Blue Mosque.
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Rescue teams gather at the scene next to bodies after an explosion in the heart of Istanbul's historic Sultanahmet tourist district, in central Istanbul, January 12, 2016.
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A police officer secures the area after an explosion near the Ottoman-era Sultanahmet mosque, known as the Blue mosque in Istanbul, Jan. 12, 2016.
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Police move people on as they secure an area at the historic Sultanahmet district of Istanbul on January 12, 2016 after an explosion.
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Turkish police block access to the Blue Mosque area on January 12, 2016 after a blast in Istanbul's tourist hub of Sultanahmet left 10 people dead.
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Emergency services attend the scene after an explosion near the Ottoman-era Sultanahmet mosque, known as the Blue mosque in Istanbul, January 12, 2016.
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Police forensic experts work on the scene of an explosion in the heart of Istanbul's historic Sultanahmet tourist district, in central Istanbul, January 12, 2016.
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People react after a blast in Istanbul's tourist hub of Sultanahmet on January 12, 2016.
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Emergency services attend the scene after an explosion in the central Istanbul Sultanahmet district on January 12, 2016 in Istanbul.
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A police officer secures the area after an explosion near the Ottoman-era Sultanahmet Mosque, known as the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Jan. 12, 2016.