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Emergency Services Rush to Istanbul Stadium After Blasts

At least 20 people were injured in an explosion near a stadium in Istanbul’s Beşiktaş district after a soccer match on Saturday evening, December 10, according to reports citing the interior ministry.

Unconfirmed reports said that there may have been as many as two explosions that came immediately after the match. Daily Sabah cited Turkey’s interior minister, Süleyman Soylu, as saying, “It is thought to be a car bomb at a point where our special forces police were located.” News media also reported that a temporary broadcast ban had been imposed on coverage of the blast. Credit: Twitter/@mkarim via Storyful