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Istanbul police bus attack leaves 11 dead

A car bomb attack on a police vehicle in the Turkish capital Istanbul has killed 11 people.

Turkey's president condemned the attack, saying the fight against terrorists would continue to the end.

So-called Islamic State and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) have been responsible for recent deadly bombings in Turkey.

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Turkey bomb attack: President vows to fight terrorists

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Credit: PA Wire

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said the country will fight against terrorists "to the end" after a bomb attack killed 11 in Istanbul.

Mr Erdogan visited a hospital where some of the 36 people injured in the blast were being treated.

The prime minister told reporters that the attack against a police vehicle in the central Istanbul district of Vezneciler was "unforgivable".

"We will continue our fight against these terrorists until the end, tirelessly and fearlessly," he said.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but Kurdish militants, so-called Islamic State and radical leftists have all staged recent attacks in Turkey.

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