Two explosions in Istanbul: 38 dead, 155 wounded

38 people died and another 155 were injured as a result of two explosions committed on Saturday evening at the Vodafone Arena stadium in the center of Istanbul. It is reported by Hürriyet Daily News.

30 out of 38 dead - police officers, seven - civilians, another deceased has not yet been identified. 14 victims are in intensive care rooms.

The terrorist attack occurred around 22:20 local time (corresponds to Moscow), an hour and a half after the end of the football match between the teams of the Turkish Super League Beşiktaş and Bursaspor. Explosions were heard on both sides of the Bosphorus.

The first bomb exploded in a moving car. Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmush noted that the immediate goal of the attack was precisely the police on duty at the stadium from the unit to combat the riots.

45 seconds later, a suicide bomber exploded in a pack of a mash, across the road from the stadium.

As the head of the country's Ministry of Internal Affairs, Suleiman Soil, said, 13 suspects of involvement in attacks were detained. According to an eyewitness, after the explosions the sounds of shooting were heard.

On Sunday night, the security forces found a suspicious car near the terrorist attack and destroyed it through the controlled explosion.

Meanwhile, the Turkish media regulator - the Supreme Council of Broadcasting - forbade the media to illuminate the Sabbath attack.

Later, on Sunday, Reuters reported that one of the structures of the Kurdistan Freedom Freedom Freedom Freedom of Freedom, which was banned in Turkey, took responsibility for the terrorist attack. Previously, this organization announced its involvement in other terrorist attacks committed in the country this year.