Saudi Arabia condemned the bombing that targeted the Taksim area in Istanbul, on Sunday.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed the condemnation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the strongest terms the terrorist bombing that targeted the Taksim area in central Istanbul and led to the death and injury of a number of civilians.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stressed the Kingdom’s standing with the Republic of Turkey against this cowardly work, and the ministry offered condolences and condolences to the families of the victims and the government and the brotherly Turkish people, with its sincere wishes for a speedy recovery for the injured.
A major explosion occurred today, Sunday, on the famous Istiklal Street, which branches from Taksim Square in the center of Istanbul, Turkey.
The explosion occurred after 16:00 local time at a time when the passer -by mobilization was thick in Istiklal Street.
Istanbul governor confirmed on Twitter that the explosion left 6 dead and 53 wounded.
Footage shots, firefighters and police showed at the scene.
The cause of the explosion was not clear. For his part, the Al -Arabi and Al -Hadath correspondent in Turkey stated that the explosion was caused by a bomb placed inside a bag.
The Turkish police evacuated the Taksim area in Istanbul in anticipation of another explosion. Social media users have said that the stores were closed and the street was closed. Turkish media also spoke of an intense security spread in the Taksim area.
For his part, the Istanbul Prosecutor opened an investigation into the explosion, likely to be a terrorist operation..
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