Two police wounded in bomb attack in Istanbul tourist district: reports

Two police wounded in bomb attack in Istanbul tourist district: reports

 Two policemen were wounded Tuesday when an attacker threw a hand grenade in the busy main tourist district of central Istanbul, Turkish television reports said, AFP reports.

Emergency services rushed to the scene in the Sultanahmet district, which is the home of world famous attractions including the Blue Mosque and Aga Sophia museum, television said.

The attack came five days after a member of an outlawed Marxist group attacked police on guard outside the Ottoman-era Dolmabahce palace in Istanbul on the Bosphorus.

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