Istanbul Twin Bomb: At least 38 killed including 30 police officers at Besiktas football stadium

A TWIN bomb attack outside a football stadium in Istanbul has killed 38 people – including 30 police officers.

Kurdish militants have claimed responsibility for the “inhuman” terror attack which wounded 160 others hours after the end of a match between two top teams at the Vodafone Arena on Saturday night.

The two bombs, a car packed with 300kg of explosives and a suicide bomb, struck at about 10.30pm in the Beşiktaş neighbourhood in the Turkish city.

At least 13 people have been arrested over the twin bombing which was carried out by militant group TAK, also known as the Kurdistan Freedom Falcons.

Officials confirmed 30 police officers, seven civilians and an unidentified person were killed.

One of the victims has been named as 21-year-old medical student, Berkay Akbaş, who was visiting Istanbul with friends.