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Four dead after suicide bomb attack in central Istanbul

An explosion has rocked the main shopping district in central Istanbul, killing at least four people and injuring a number of others.

A suicide bomber detonated an explosive in Istikal Street, a pedestrianised boulevard lined with international stores and shopping centres.

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Singer Skin 'shaken' after bomb blast outside Istanbul hotel

Musician Deborah Dyer - aka Skin - has said she is "okay... very shaken" after a suicide bomber struck near the hotel she was staying in in Istanbul.

Posting to Facebook, the Skunk Anansie singer said the building "shook like paper" when the blast went off.

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Four people were killed and 36 others injured in the explosion.

Posted alongside a picture of the city, Skin wrote:

Beautiful Istanbul taken before the horrendous bomb blast that just went off outside our hotel. Many people injured, horrific scenes, building shook like paper.

My heart goes out to the innocent people and their families caught up in this evil situation. We are ok, very shaken, city is in lockdown, plain clothes police with guns everywhere, scary times.

– Skin, via Facebook

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