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BBC OS: Turkey: Istanbul Hit By Deadly Explosion

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Turkey: Istanbul Hit By Deadly Explosion

12/01/2016 GMT

BBC World Service - BBC OS, Turkey: Istanbul Hit By Deadly Explosion

At least 10 people are killed in a blast in a tourist district of Istanbul.

At least 10 people have been killed in an explosion in Istanbul, which Turkish authorities are saying was a suicide attack. Also in the programme: Germany turns back a growing number of migrants to Austria, the Cologne naked protest against NYE mass assaults and media mogul Rupert Murdoch and model Jerry Hall announce their engagement.

(Photo: Police secure an area after an explosion in the Sultanahmet district of Istanbul. Credit: Reuters)

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