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| ISTANBUL — A female suicide bomber walked into a police station in Istanbul’s most tourist-filled district on Tuesday and blew herself up, the city’s governor said. | |
| One officer was injured and another was killed, the semi-official Anadolu News Agency said. | |
| The identity and nationality of the bomber were not immediately clear but the governor, Vasip Sahin, told reporters at the scene that she had spoken English. She told police officers she had lost a wallet. | |
| The attack took place in the historic city’s Sultanahmet district, home to some of its most storied and heavily trafficked visitor sites in Istanbul, including the famed Blue Mosque and the Hagia Sophia Museum, once the leading temple of Eastern Orthodox Christians. | |
| It was the second time in a week that the police in Istanbul were attacked. Last Thursday, a man lobbed grenades and fired a weapon at officers near the Istanbul offices of the prime minister before he was subdued. | It was the second time in a week that the police in Istanbul were attacked. Last Thursday, a man lobbed grenades and fired a weapon at officers near the Istanbul offices of the prime minister before he was subdued. |