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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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All 10 people killed in Istanbul bombing were German

People placed German football scarves near the scene of the bombing. Credit: Reuters

All 10 people killed in Tuesday's suicide bombing in Istanbul were German, authorities have revealed.

A German foreign ministry spokeswoman made the announcement on Wednesday following the attack in Sultanahmet Square, near the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia, a popular tourist destination.

The bomber was a member of so-called Islamic State. It was thought he was born in 1988 and recently traveled to Turkey from Syria.

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