Ten Germans killed in Istanbul suicide bombing, Berlin says

Police officers secure the area in front of the German Fountain at Sultanahmet Square, in Istanbul, Turkey January 13, 2016. REUTERS/Osman Orsal

BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of Germans killed in Tuesday's suicide bombing in Istanbul has risen to ten from nine, a spokeswoman for the German foreign ministry said on Wednesday. One German citizen was seriously wounded in the blast and had since died, spokeswoman Sawsan Chebli told a news conference in Berlin. Seven Germans are still recovering from their injuries, five of them in intensive care, she added. (Reporting by Michael Nienaber and Michelle Martin; Editing by Andrew Heavens)