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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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Four arrested in aftermath of Istanbul blast

Turkish police have arrested four people following the attack Credit: Reuters

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.

Davutoglu said that the suicide bomber had entered Turkey as a migrant, adding that the perpetrator had not been monitored because they was not on a watch list.

Speaking to journalists, the Turkish prime minister said that six of those wounded in the blast remained in hospital, and vowed a more visible security presence in built up areas.

He said the bomber had not specifically targeted Germans.

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