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World leaders condemn blast on Istanbul's Istiklal Avenue

"I have learned with deep anguish about the explosion at Istiklal Avenue in the heart of Istanbul," Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, one of the leaders condemning the blast, said on Twitter. "(The) government and the people of Pakistan express deepest condolences to the brotherly people of Türkiye at the loss of precious lives and send prayers for the speedy recovery of the injured," he added.

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French President Emmanuel Macron said the Turkish people were struck in their heart, Istanbul. "On this day so symbolic for our nation, while we think of the victims who fell on November 13, 2015, the Turkish people are struck by an attack in their heart, Istanbul. To the Turks: we share your pain. We stand with you in the fight against terrorism," Macron tweeted. On Nov. 13, 2015, terrorists carried out a set of coordinated attacks in Paris, killing 130 people.