confirmed that 29 people were killed and another
166 wounded in two terror attacks close to
Besiktas' Vodafone Arena on Saturday.
The bombings took place around 90 minutes after
Besiktas had defeated Bursaspor 2-1 in a Super Lig
fixture at the stadium.
Deputy prime minister Numan Kurtulmus confirmed
one of the attacks had been the explosion of a car
bomb while the second was the act of a suicide
bomber.
At a media conference on Sunday, Soylu
announced that 27 police officers and two civilians
had been killed in the explosions.
The Turkish Football Federation condemned the
attacks, while Bursaspor confirmed their supporters
had exited the stadium close to the scene of the
attack before the explosion.
Besiktas, meanwhile, posted on Twitter to declare:
"Terrorism will never destroy the spirit, courage
and resilience of our people. #Besiktas JK."
Terrorism will never destroy the spirit,
courage and resilience of our
people.#Beşiktaş JK pic.twitter.com/
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— Beşiktaş JK English
(@BesiktasEnglish) December 10, 2016
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