Place of Beşiktaş Attack Named ‘Martyrs Hill’

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In its meeting held this morning (December 12, Beşiktaş Municipality Assembly decided to name the place where the twin bombings took place “Martyrs Hill”.

Furthermore, a monument will be erected for the memory of those who lost their lives in the attack.

The place named “Martyrs Hill” was preferred by fans who couldn’t enter the games as it was seeing the stadium partially, was known as “Free-hill”.

More than 40 people died, over 150 others were injured in the twin bombing launched outside Vodafone Arena Stadium and at Maçka Park in İstanbul on December 10. (YY/TK)