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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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Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson was "deeply shocked by the news of today's explosion in the heart of Istanbul." "Our thoughts are with the victims, and with all those who have lost their loved ones. We stand with Türkiye," he said on Twitter.