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Kurdish group claims deadly Istanbul bombings

11 December 2016, 5:08 pm
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A Kurdish militant group on Sunday is claiming responsibility for twin attacks that ripped through the heart of Istanbul, killing 38 people, most of them police, a news agency reports.

The claim is made by the Kurdistan Freedom Falcons (TAK), seen as an splinter group of the better-known Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), the pro-PKK Firat news agency says, carrying a statement from the group.

A Turkish man cries as people gather to pay their respects outside the Vodafone Arena football stadium in Istanbul on December 11, 2016, a day after twin bombings near the home stadium of Besiktas football club. (AFP/BULENT KILIC)
A Turkish man cries as people gather to pay their respects outside the Vodafone Arena football stadium in Istanbul on December 11, 2016, a day after twin bombings near the home stadium of Besiktas football club. (AFP/BULENT KILIC)


— AFP

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