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Kurdish group claims responsibility for Istanbul attack

SBS World News Radio: A militant group known as the Kurdistan Freedom Falcons or TAK has claimed responsibility for the deadly attack on police outside a stadium in Istanbul.

Kurdish group claims responsibility for Istanbul attackKurdish group claims responsibility for Istanbul attack

Kurdish group claims responsibility for Istanbul attack

A militant group known as the Kurdistan Freedom Falcons, or TAK, has claimed responsibility for the deadly attack on police outside a stadium in Istanbul.

At least 38 people died near the arena when a car bomb hit a police vehicle and a suicide bomber blew himself up nearby after a football match.

BBC World News reporter Seref Isler told Greg Dyett it's the latest in a series of bombings in Turkey.

 


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By Greg Dyett


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