Istanbul stadium hit by explosion

[Crouchinho]

At Besiktas just came in breaking news

 

[Don Karleone]

Just outside the stadium apparently. (Not that it makes it any better)

 

[malg]

Yep. Puts things into perspective.

 

[purplenose]

This doesnt sound good at all, lets hope against hope its something not deliberate and that casualties are minimal and not serious.

 

[Crouchinho]

At least one explosion has been heard outside Istanbul's Besiktas sports stadium, Turkish media and witnesses say.

There are reports of several people wounded, in what appears to have been an attack on riot police.

Ambulances and police were seen rushing to the scene, and TV footage showed a fire burning outside the stadium.

Turkey has seen a recent spate of militant attacks in major cities that have left dozens of people dead.

 

[jay_mcfc]

At least 13 dead :(

 

[@BluePhil8]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38276794

Not good.

 

[Scaring Europe to Death]

To put things into perspective, we could have drawn Besiktas in the Champions League, and United might face them in the Europa League.

These incidents are horrible and they're getting nearer.

 

[BlueHammer85]

To put things into perspective, we could have drawn Besiktas in the Champions League, and United might face them in the Europa League.

These incidents are horrible and they're getting nearer.

Nearer to where ?

We've been living in a terrorist world for decades now. Be it Irish fanatics, Muslims fanatics or opportunist low life scum. It'll never end.

 

[aguero93:20]

Just saw, absolutely terrible, thoughts with all those involved.