An explosion occurred in Istanbul's Sultanahmet Square early on Tuesday, in which the city's governorate released a statement, saying that 10 were killed and 15 injured in the blast, while Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş said in a live TV press conference that the blast was done by a male Syrian suicide bomber born in 1988.

Later in the day, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu held a live press conference, during which he said the assailant was a member of the Daesh terror organization.

Davutoğlu said that everyone killed in the blast were foreign nationals, while Turkish citizens were among the wounded. Six German nationals, one Norwegian citizen and a Peruvian national are said to be among the injured.

The suicide bomber was identified as Saudi Arabia born, Syrian citizen Nabil Fadli, some Turkish media outlets reported, whereas Ihlas News Agency (IHA) announced that the death toll increased to 11, two of whom were South Koreans.

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