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Category:Valencian writersSuicide attackers blew up a bus carrying tourists in Istanbul's historic Sultanahmet district, leaving at least 34 people dead and 39 injured.
At least 15 of the injured are foreigners, including 10 Britons, one French national, two Americans, one Dutch, one Greek, one Canadian and one Russian, according to Turkey's foreign ministry.
The ministry said there was no immediate information on the nature or cause of the explosion.
The blast at around 6.15am local time (11.15pm AEDT) on Friday targeted the number 59 bus.
Turkish security sources say one of the suicide bombers was wearing a fake explosive belt that detonated seconds later.
It is the worst terror attack in Turkey in years.
The country has been hit by several bombing attacks in recent years blamed on Islamic State.
Prime Minister Binali Yildirim called the blast "a despicable attack".
"If such an attack does not stop us from our love and respect for our freedom, the determination of our people, then I don't know what will," he said in a statement.
He vowed to continue Turkey's efforts to rid the country of "terrorist groups".
Suicide bombing of tourists in Turkey
This is a significant blow to Turkey's tourism industry.
"It's a terrible thing. It's a disaster and I think the whole country is in shock. I can't imagine what they are going through," said Australian tourists Alice and Amanda Mackay.
Alice Mackay said the couple were on a tour bus when they heard a "really loud noise" and knew something had gone wrong.
"You could hear screams and yells from the crowd... everyone was panicking," she said.
"We were just evacuated down the stairs in the back. There were a lot of people... in a panic."
The bus crashed into a kiosk selling coffee and tea near one of the most visited landmarks in Istanbul, Sultanahmet Square, and came to rest on its side in an underground car park.
Pictures posted on Twitter showed a white bus with its windows blown out and its front end smashed in.
The windows of a bus that a suicide bomber blew up in Istanbul. ( ABC News: Eugene Murphy )
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