Explosion caught on camera in Istanbul, Turkey, Nov. 13th, 2022. Several killed.

Sunday, 2022-11-13

At least six people have been killed and 53 wounded in an explosion in a busy area of central Istanbul, Turkish authorities have said.
The blast happened at about 16:20 local time (13:20 GMT) on a shopping street in the Taksim Square area, the Turkish city's governor Ali Yerlikaya said.
It is unclear what caused the explosion.
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Eyewitness Cemal Denizci was about 50m (54 yards) away when he heard the explosion. "I saw three or four people on the ground," he told AFP. [1]

Keblaoui said he was in a store on Istiklal Street when the explosion occurred about 10 meters ahead of him.
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The extent of the injuries of those he saw was not clear but several people were bleeding from their legs and arms, he said. [2]

...an incident that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called a bomb attack that “smells like terrorism”.
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Speaking before his departure to the Group of 20 (G20) summit in Indonesia on Sunday, Erdogan said the explosion appeared to be a “heinous attack” and pledged that its perpetrators would be punished.
“Our people can rest assured that the culprits behind the attack will be punished as they deserve,” he said at a press conference, adding that initial information suggested “a woman played a part” in it.
“It would be wrong to say this is undoubtedly a terrorist attack, but the initial developments and initial intelligence from my governor is that it smells like terrorism,” Erdogan said. [3]

[1] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63615076 | https://archive.ph/nYCpH
[2] https://edition.cnn.com/2022/11/13/europe/istanbul-turkey-explosion-intl/index.html | https://archive.ph/vZpXN
[3] https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/11/13/turkey-istanbul-explosion-istiklal-several-injured | https://archive.ph/qD0on

Video sources:
https://twitter.com/BreakingNLive_/status/1591789291403112448 | https://archive.ph/Xrt4X
https://twitter.com/i/status/1591787565774163968 | https://archive.ph/o98vH
https://twitter.com/NonMyaan/status/1591788598999019520 | https://archive.ph/C1sI4
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-63613573 | https://archive.ph/b2KeF

Images used:
https://m.ensonhaber.com/3-sayfa/taksimde-patlama-meydana-geldi | https://archive.ph/mOxYL

More images:
https://www.sozcu.com.tr/2022/gundem/son-dakika-istiklal-caddesinde-patlama-7477808/ | https://archive.ph/aUrgP

Developing info:
https://twitter.com/hashtag/Istanbul?src=hashtag_click
https://presearch.com/videos?q=explosion%20turkey
https://presearch.com/search?q=bomb+turkey

Coverage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Un6hE3LNmQ8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y09gwei41ik

Music:
The Dark Knight Rises OST, Track 2: Hans Zimmer - On Thin Ice

Update:
CCTV Catches the Moment Bomber Detonates Himself in Istanbul
https://www.bitchute.com/video/I938w6zLFI7Q/