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Former Besiktas boss Slaven Bilic pays tribute to people of Turkey following stadium blasts

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West Ham manager Slaven Bilic paid an emotional tribute to the people of Turkey after revealing his horror at the terror attack outside the stadium of his former club Besiktas.

A car bomb exploded outside Istanbul's Vodafone Arena around two hours after Besiktas' 2-1 Super Lig win over Bursaspor on Saturday, having reportedly been aimed at a bus carrying riot police, and was quickly followed by a suicide bombing in nearby Macka Park.

Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said at a press conference that the death toll had risen to 38, with 155 more in hospital, the latest sickening blow in a country beset by terror concerns.