AS IT HAPPENED: ISIL suicide attack kills 10, injures 15 in Istanbul's Sultanahmet

An explosion occurred on Jan. 12 in Istanbul's touristic Sultanahmet Square, killing 10 while wounding at least 15, Istanbul governor's office has said.

According to reports by private broadcaster CNN Türk, the explosion occurred by the obelisk of Theodosius in the touristic Sultanahmet Square in Istanbul's Fatih district. 

According to Istanbul's governor's office, 10 people have been killed in the explosion while at least 15 people have been reported wounded.

5:00 p.m. The suicide bomber recently entered Turkey from Syria, Deputy PM Numan Kurtulmu? has told reporters. 

4:55 p.m. Turkish PM says all victims killed in the Sultanahmet suicide attack are foreigners while the suicide bomber is an Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militant.

4:35 p.m. The suicide bomber who committed the attack in Istanbul's Sultanahmet Square has been identified as Saudi-born Nabil Fadli. Investigations continue to reveal the militant's connections, Do?an News Agency has reported. 

Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmu? had announced at a press conference that the suicide bomber was a man of Syrian origin born in 1988.

4:00 p.m. The Council of Europe's parliamentary assembly president Anne Brasseur has "strongly condemned" the attack in Istanbul while expressing her support for Turkey and condolences to the Turkish people. 

"Turkey can count on our support in combating terrorism and violent extremism. It is the duty of all democratic political forces to stand up against radicalisation and the hatred that fuel violent extremism and terrorism," Brasseur's statement said. 

3:50 p.m. The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs has released an official statement on its website, condemning the attack in...