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'World Needs Global Coalition Against Terrorism' – Russian MP on Istanbul Attack

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A senior Russian lawmaker called for creating a global coalition against terrorism in the wake of a deadly terrorist attack in Istanbul. 11.12.2016, Sputnik International

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'World Needs Global Coalition Against Terrorism' – Russian MP on Istanbul Attack

05:56 GMT 11.12.2016 (Updated: 09:27 GMT 11.12.2016)

© AP Photo / Halit Onur SandalPolice officers and ambulances fill the street next to the Besiktas football club stadium, in Istanbul, late Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016. Two loud explosions have been heard near the newly built soccer stadium and witnesses at the scene said gunfire could be heard in what appeared to have been an armed attack on police.Turkish authorities have banned distribution of images relating to the Istanbul explosions within Turkey.

Police officers and ambulances fill the street next to the Besiktas football club stadium, in Istanbul, late Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016. Two loud explosions have been heard near the newly built soccer stadium and witnesses at the scene said gunfire could be heard in what appeared to have been an armed attack on police.Turkish authorities have banned distribution of images relating to the Istanbul explosions within Turkey. - Sputnik International

A senior Russian lawmaker called for creating a global coalition against terrorism in the wake of a deadly terrorist attack in Istanbul.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The world needs an international coalition against terrorism since it is possible that recent attacks in Istanbul were carried out by the Islamic State (IS, outlawed in Russia) jihadists, Alexei Pushkov, a member of Russia's Federation Council, said Sunday.

“The previous terror attack in Istanbul was the work of Daesh. There is a possibility that it is so this time. The world needs a global coalition against terrorism,” Pushkov posted on his Twitter account.

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Earlier in the day, Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu confirmed that two separate blasts took place in the central Besiktas district of Istanbul at 22:30 local time [7:30 pm GMT], as a result of which 27 police officers and two civilians were killed.

The blasts occurred near the Vodafone Arena over an hour after a football match concluded at the stadium. According to the minister, one of them was allegedly carried out by a suicide bomber.