38 killed, 155 wounded in twin bombings in Istanbul: Interior minister

Some 38 people were killed and another 155 were wounded on Dec. 10 when a double bombing hit central Istanbul near Beşiktaş's Vodafone Arena Stadium. 

Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu said seven civilians are among the dead, while 30 others are police officers and one of the victims has yet to be identified.

Thirteen suspects have been detained in connection to the attack, Soylu added.

Health Minister Recep Akdağ said 14 of the 155 wounded are in intensive care.

Meanwhile, the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) expressed condolences to the relatives of the victims, vowing that the fight against terrorism would continue "until the last terrorist is neutralized."

In addition, the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) announced that planned matches would go ahead, Doğan News Agency reported.

"A day of morning has been declared for the police officers and civillians killed in the twin bombings after the match between Beşiktaş and Bursaspor. One minute's silence will be observed and flags will be lowered to half-mast before all matches in professional and amateur leagues on Dec. 10 and Dec. 11," it stated. 

The first explosion came from a moving car that directly targeted riot police near the stadium, Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş said in a press conference early on Dec. 11.

The second attack came 45 seconds after the first one when a suicide bomber detonated explosives at Maçka Park just across from the stadium, Kurtulmuş said.

Beşiktas has announced that one of the civilians killed was a staff member at the Beşiktaş store while the other was a congress member and a police officer. 

The huge blasts occurred at around 10:20 p.m., around 90 minutes after a match between Beşiktaş and...