This video shows the moment an explosion when off on a busy pedestrian street in Istanbul, which killed several people and left more than 80 injured. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called the incident a 'bomb attack'. Read more:
0:32At least six people have been killed and 81 injured after an explosion on a busy pedestrian street in central Istanbul, Turkey's president has said.
People ran away following the blast on Istiklal Avenue in the Taksim area, with video posted online showing flames erupting and a loud bang. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called the explosion a"bomb attack" and said six people were killed and 53 wounded. Speaking before his departure to the G20 summit in Indonesia, Mr Erdogan said the explosion was a"treacherous attack" and its perpetrators would be punished.
"Efforts to defeat Turkey and the Turkish people through terrorism will fail today just as they did yesterday and as they will fail again tomorrow," Mr Erdogan said."Our people can rest assured that the culprits behind the attack will be punished as they deserve," he said.
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