Policeman dies following 2016 Istanbul terror attack

By Sefa Mutlu</p> <p>ISTANBUL (AA) – A police officer who was severely injured in a 2016 terror attack died Tuesday, according to authorities.</p> <p>“Police officer Muammer Ates, who was heavily injured in a heinous attack following a match played in Besiktas Vodafone Arena on December 10, 2016, was martyred today in the hospital,” Istanbul Governor Ali Yerlikaya wrote on Twitter and offered condolences to Ates’ family.</p> <p>Ates, 31, was injured when a car bomb was detonated outside the football stadium in the city’s Besiktas district, two hours after the end of a Turkish League football match.</p> <p>His body is expected to be transferred to his hometown in northeastern Bayburt province.</p> <p> </p> <p>*Writing by Sena Guler</p> <p>