FX.co ★ Deadly Istanbul blast caused by Isis suicide bomber

Tuesday’s blast targeted a square in the Sultanahmet district, an area usually crowded with tourists who want to visit the Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque.

A suicide bomber said by Turkey to be affiliated with Islamic State was responsible for a blast near Istanbul’s grandest tourist attractions that has left 10 people dead and 15 wounded.

A number of ambulances, police and fire trucks were deployed to the scene.

It is also known that a bomb squad was launched to the scene to sweep the area and search for a second bomb.

Turkey's Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTUK) has ordered a temporary media ban on news coverage of the Istanbul blasts.

Earlier, Turkish officials had said that the bomber was an individual of Syrian origin born in 1988, and an investigation was ongoing to determine his affiliation, although Davutoglu only said he was a foreign national.