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The police officers killed in the Dec. 10 terror attack in central Istanbul were not faceless uniforms but sons, brothers, fathers, U.K. Ambassador to Turkey Richard Moore said in a soulful tweet. 

At least 38 people, most of them police, died in the two blasts near a stadium in central Istanbul, Turkish authorities say.

The number of injured is more than 160, Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu explained at a news conference. 

Eight of the victims were civilians. It is not clear how many of those wounded were police.

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.

A total of 29 people were killed and another 166 were wounded on Dec. 10 when a double bombing hit central Istanbul near Beşiktaş's Vodafone Arena Stadium, Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu announced.

The first explosion was 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.

An explosion occurred in Istanbul on Dec. 10 near Taksim neighborhood, private broadcaster CNN Türk has reported.

The explosion occurred near Beşiktaş's Vodafone Arena stadium following a match between Bursaspor.

A number of ambulances were dispatched to the scene.

A CNN Türk reporter said the attack might have targeted riot police at the stadium.

Spor Toto Super League leader Medipol Başakşehir refused to allow Beşiktaş to overtake it atop the table in an exciting draw between the top flight's last two unbeaten teams during a Nov. 26 match at Beşiktaş's Vodafone Arena.

"We are sad that we missed out on the win but happy to keep the lead," said visiting Başakşehir coach Abdullah Avcı after the game.

A man hit by a water cannon security vehicle (TOMA) died in Istanbul's Beyo?lu district on May 1, Do?an News Agency reported.

The 57-year-old Nail Mavu? was hit by a TOMA while crossing the street in the Tarlaba?? area of Beyo?lu, near Taksim Square.  

The heavily wounded Mavu? was taken to a hospital in Istanbul's ?i?li district, where he succumbed to his wounds. 

Be?ikta? midfielder Necip Uysal, a product of the football club's youth academy, has been granted the 2015 Best Player Behavior Award by the Turkish National Olympic Committee (TMOK). 

The incident that brought him the award took place during a pre-match ceremony of the Istanbul derby between Be?ikta? and Fenerbahçe on April 4, 2015.  

One soldier was injured when two hand-made explosives placed on a road exploded on April 28 in the Aegean province of Manisa.

The first explosion occurred on a road in the Soma district during the passing of civilian vehicles. No casualties were reported. A second explosion occurred as gendarmerie teams arrived at the scene after the first incident. 

A Roman-era burial chamber has been unearthed during excavations in the western province of Kürahya's Domaniç district.

Kütahya Museum Director Metin Türktüzün said archaeologists began excavations when they were informed about a historical structure in the Hisar neighborhood.