page_title: January 2016 Istanbul bombing
section_title: International reactions
hierarchical_section_title: January 2016 Istanbul bombing / Reaction / International reactions
caption_attribution_description: English: Commemoration of Istanbul terroristic act. 2016
context_page_description: On 12 January 2016, a suicide attack in Istanbul's historic Sultanahmet district killed 13 people, all foreigners, and injured 14 others. The attack occurred at 10:20 local time, near the Blue Mosque and the Hagia Sophia, an area popular among tourists. The attacker was Nabil Fadli, a Syrian member of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
caption: Flowers and flags of Turkey and Germany near Obelisk of Theodosius. January 2016
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