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Turkish jets hit targets in Syria, Iraq after Istanbul bomb blast

A Turkish army jet fighter escorts the plane of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as he arrives at the new airport in Istanbul, Turkey, in 2018. Turkey's ministry of defence said on Sunday that its military planes had hit targets in Syria and Iraq [File: Presidential Press Service via AP]

Turkish military planes have hit targets in northern Syria and Iraq, bombing bases Turkey’s defence ministry claimed were used by those behind an explosion in central Istanbul last weekend that killed six people and wounded more than 80.

The Turkish defence ministry announced the launch of the raids in a statement on Twitter on Sunday.

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