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| The derby between the Turkish sides Fenerbahce and Galatasaray scheduled for Sunday evening has been postponed and fans evacuated after the Istanbul governor’s office said “serious intelligence was obtained” about a potential security threat, CNN Turk TV said. | The derby between the Turkish sides Fenerbahce and Galatasaray scheduled for Sunday evening has been postponed and fans evacuated after the Istanbul governor’s office said “serious intelligence was obtained” about a potential security threat, CNN Turk TV said. |
| Related: Two dead and 49 injured after violent clashes during Raja Casablanca match | Related: Two dead and 49 injured after violent clashes during Raja Casablanca match |
| The cancellation of the match, which was scheduled to start at 8pm (6pm GMT), came a day after a suicide bomber killed himself and four other people, and wounded dozens more, in an attack on Istanbul’s most popular shopping district. | The cancellation of the match, which was scheduled to start at 8pm (6pm GMT), came a day after a suicide bomber killed himself and four other people, and wounded dozens more, in an attack on Istanbul’s most popular shopping district. |
| Two Israelis with dual US nationality and an Iranian were killed in the blast on Saturday morning. The explosion happened close to the local district governor’s office on Istiklal Street, a pedestrian boulevard lined with international stores and restaurants. | Two Israelis with dual US nationality and an Iranian were killed in the blast on Saturday morning. The explosion happened close to the local district governor’s office on Istiklal Street, a pedestrian boulevard lined with international stores and restaurants. |
| Turkey’s health minister, Mehmet Müezzinoglu, said 12 of the 36 injured were foreigners. Six were Israelis, two were Irish and the four others were from Germany, Iceland, Iran and Dubai. | Turkey’s health minister, Mehmet Müezzinoglu, said 12 of the 36 injured were foreigners. Six were Israelis, two were Irish and the four others were from Germany, Iceland, Iran and Dubai. |