Turkey health minister: 155 wounded, 14 in intensive care after Istanbul blast


ANKARA (Reuters) - A total of 155 people were being treated in hospital and 14 of them were in intensive care after bombings outside an Istanbul soccer stadium, Turkey's health minister said on Sunday.

Recep Akdag made the comment at a joint news conference with Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu.

(Reporting by Tuvan Gumrukcu; Writing by David Dolan; Editing by Dale Hudson)

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