People slam Cher for bomb emoji tweet on Istanbul airport attack
"The bomb emoji was a tad insensitive, mind."
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Cher has caused outrage on social media for using a bomb emoji while tweeting her support for victims of the Istanbul Ataturk airport attack.
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Turkey's prime minister said 36 people and the three suicide bombers died in the attack at Ataturk, one of Europe's busiest airports. Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said 147 were wounded.
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Many people said Cher's use of the emoji was insensitive:
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The singer is known for her bizarre use of words and emoji in tweets.
In April, she went on a Twitter rant against Donald Trump using a string of words to describe her disgust for him:
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