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| Istanbul shopping area hit by suicide bomber | |
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| A suicide bomb attack at a busy shopping area in the Turkish city of Istanbul has killed at least four people, officials say. | |
| Up to 20 people were injured, three seriously. | |
| The area - Istiklal Street - is reportedly crowded at weekends. | The area - Istiklal Street - is reportedly crowded at weekends. |
| Last Sunday, an attack in the capital, Ankara, killed 37 people. A Kurdish militant group claimed that attack, saying it was in revenge for Turkish military operations against Kurds. | Last Sunday, an attack in the capital, Ankara, killed 37 people. A Kurdish militant group claimed that attack, saying it was in revenge for Turkish military operations against Kurds. |
| Last month, a bomb attack on a military convoy in Ankara killed 28 people and wounded dozens more. | Last month, a bomb attack on a military convoy in Ankara killed 28 people and wounded dozens more. |
| In October 2015, more than 100 people were killed in a double-suicide bombing at a Kurdish peace rally in Ankara. | In October 2015, more than 100 people were killed in a double-suicide bombing at a Kurdish peace rally in Ankara. |
| President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said terror groups were targeting civilians because they were losing their struggle against Turkish security forces. | President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said terror groups were targeting civilians because they were losing their struggle against Turkish security forces. |
| He said such attacks "increase our determination to fight terrorism". | He said such attacks "increase our determination to fight terrorism". |
| Turkey has previously blamed Syrian Kurds and carried air strikes in retaliation. | Turkey has previously blamed Syrian Kurds and carried air strikes in retaliation. |
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