Suicide Bomber Killed Ten People In Istanbul Tourist District

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said a Syrian suicide bomber is believed to have been responsible for the attack which caused the deaths of foreigners as well as Turks.

He said at least 15 people have also been injured. 

Germany has warned its citizens to avoid crowded places away from tourist attractions in Istanbul, saying that further violent clashes and "terrorist attacks" are expected across Turkey.

The suicide bomber has killed at least ten people in an attack in the tourist district of the Turkish city of Istanbul.

The blast went off in the Sultanahmet Square, next to the city's famous Blue Mosque landmark, at 10.20am local time (8.20am UK time), according to Turkish newspaper Hurriyet.

Turkey's Dogan news agency reported that at least six Germans and one Peruvian were among the wounded.

Norway's foreign ministry confirmed that one of its citizens was injured.

Seoul's Foreign Ministry, meanwhile, told reporters that one South Korean had a finger injury.

Police sealed off the scene, which is near an obelisk in the area that is on the site of the ancient Roman hippodrome.

Turkey's Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu held an emergency meeting in Ankara with the interior minister and security chiefs in the wake of the blast.

No group has claimed responsibility, but Turkey has been the scene of numerous acts of terrorism in the past, including several claimed by al Qaeda-linked groups and Islamic State.