Turkish Interior Minister Efkan Ala said on Thursday that seven people have been detained in connection with the suicide bombing that occurred at the heart of Istanbul’s historic district that killed 10 German tourists and injured 39.
The Turkish Prime Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu vowed Turkey would continue its fight against “every kind of terror”.
The Turkish Prime Minister said that the Islamic State suicide bomber entered Turkey as a refugee and his movements were not monitored as he was not on any watch lists.
The bomber, identified as Nabil Fadli, detonated his charge in Sultanahmet Square, home to Turkey’s most visited historic sites including the Ottoman-era Blue Mosque and the Hagia Sophia.
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