ISTANBUL, Rabi'I 13, 1438, December 12, 2016, SPA -- The death toll from Saturday night's twin bombings in Istanbul has risen to 44, of whom 36 were police officers, Health Minister Recep Akdag was cited as saying by state-run Anadolu agency and other media on Monday, according to Reuters. An offshoot of Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group claimed responsibility for the bombings outside an Istanbul soccer stadium, which also wounded around 150 people. The death toll was previously said to be 38. --SPA 12:32 LOCAL TIME 09:32 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w288502