Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Foreign Ministry has not received information on whether the bomb blast in Istanbul on Tuesday morning has victimized Indonesian.

"We have yet to receive information on whether Indonesian citizen has fallen victim to the incident," the ministrys director for the protection of Indonesian citizens and legal entities, Lalu Muhammad Iqbal said in a short message text on Tuesday.

A total of 708 Indonesians, including 310 students are staying in the jurisdiction of the Indonesian embassy in Istanbul.

The explosion which occurred at about 10.20am local time on Tuesday morning in the historic district of Istanbul killed at least 11 people.(*)

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