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Four arrested after deadly Istanbul blast

Turkish security forces have arrested four people in connection with the suicide bombing in Istanbul in which 10 German tourists were killed, Turkish prime minister Ahmet Davutoglu has said.

Tuesday's blast in Sultanahmet Square killed 10 German tourists and wounded 15.

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Turkish PM: Suspected bomber is member of Islamic State

Ahmet Davutoglu

The suspected Istanbul suicide bomber was a foreign member of Islamic State, the Turkish Prime Minister said.

The suspected bomber is thought to have recently crossed into Turkey from Syria, Ahmet Davutoglu added.

He was not on Turkey's watch list of suspected militants.

Thousands of people are being tracked by Turkey for suspected militant links but the bomber was not one of them.

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