Turkey in fury after 39 killed in bombing

A twin bomb attack in the heart of Istanbul that killed at least 39 people following a top-tier football game has sent the nation into mourning and great anger, with thousands hitting the streets in protest. 

At least 30 of the victims of the attack, which targeted a police vehicle, were officers, while seven of them were civilians, according to initial reports by state officials with the identity of one victim remained unknown. 

Early on Dec. 12, another civilian identified as Selin Çelik, who was wounded inside a bus in the attack, succumbed to her injuries in intensive care.

Some 155 people were wounded in the attack near Beşiktaş's Vodafone Arena Stadium, after a Beşiktaş-Bursaspor game, just minutes after some fans had left the facility. 

Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said "there is no doubt" that the attack was carried out by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). 

"They should know that we won't leave them unpunished. They should know that they are going to pay a heavy price," President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told journalists, after visiting the wounded in the hospital. 

"My people should have no doubt that we will carry out the struggle against terror until the very end. We wore our burial robes when we took this road," he said. 

"All terror groups are equally vile," Yıldırım told journalists after visiting the wounded.

"The terrorist groups in despair, who are attacking the unity and fraternity of our nation, are presenting all their shamelessness in order to make an impression," Yıldırım said. 

 "Turkish people can beat all organizations just like it did on the night of the failed coup attempt," he said, referring to the July 15 attempt that was foiled by the security...