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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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For his part, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky tweeted that he is "deeply saddened" by the news and extended condolences to the victims, and wished a speedy recovery to the injured. "The pain of the friendly Turkish people is our pain," Zelenksky added.