EU officials avoid ‘terror’ condemning Istanbul attacks
Mogherini, Schultz voice ‘solidarity’ with Turkish citizens
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By Ata Ufuk Seker, Hasan Esen
BRUSSELS
Three high-ranking European Union leaders failed to use the word of “terror” while condemning deadly attacks near a football stadium in Istanbul.
Two explosions rocked the Besiktas district of Istanbul late Saturday when a car bomb was detonated two hours after the end of a Turkish football league match between Besiktas and Bursaspor.
Moments later a suicide bomb attack rocked Macka Park in the same neighborhood. The suicide bomber blew himself up after police noticed him, according to Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu. The attacks martyred at least 38 people and injured 155 others.
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