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Istanbul welcomes New Year amid fireworks display
Istanbul welcomes New Year amid fireworks display
Hundreds of thousands of people turned out in Istanbul to watch the spectacular and glittering fireworks at the Bosphorus strait for the New Year celebrations.
Loads of fireworks exploded in the skies above Bosphorus strait and the rest of the city at the stroke of midnight to the delight of scores of people.
Millions around the city enjoyed spectacular firework displays to celebrate the arrival of 2020 — and the start of a new decade.
In Istanbul, near 45,000 police and gendarmes were deployed across the city to keep crowds safe.
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