A double bombing in 2016 targeted Istanbul's football fans and police officers
A coordinated double bombing outside a major football stadium in Istanbul left Turkey in mourning in 2016, specifically targeting security forces following a high-profile match.
On December 10, 2016, the area surrounding Istanbul's Vodafone Arena became the site of a horrific terror attack. Just moments after a match between Beşiktaş and Bursaspor ended, a car bomb and a suicide bomber detonated in quick succession. The blasts killed 38 people, the majority of whom were police officers tasked with crowd control.
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