Turkey Bomb Blast

Indian envoy is doing everything possible to send back the mortal remains at earliest

The operation, which followed a twin bomb attack in Istanbul on Saturday which killed 44 people, covered 11 provinces

Turkey has been hit by multiple attacks this year blamed on Kurdish militants and Islamic State jihadists

A blast by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party in Turkey's main majority Kurdish city killed eight people including two police, and left over 100 wounded.

Authorities were trying to identify the attacker, who President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said was aged between 12 and 14

Media said the majority of those dead were children or teenagers, with 29 of the 44 victims identified so far aged under 18

The bomb targeted a service shuttle bus carrying officers from Istanbul's anti-riot police as it was passing through the central Beyazit district

This is the third major blast in the Turkish capital since last October

Turkey's telecommunications authority TIB, blocked access to social media after a court-ordered ban was imposed

61 were also wounded in the blast that struck a convoy of military vehicles last night

45 others were wounded in a car bomb attack targeting the Turkish military