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Religious representatives and diplomats walk along Istiklal Avenue and lay flowers at the site of the blast in tribute to the victims of a bomb attack that killed six people in Istanbul. IMAGES
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lands in Bali, Indonesia, to attend the G20 summit, hours after his home city of Istanbul was rocked by an explosion that authorities blamed on Kurdish separatists. IMAGES
Images show the aftermath of a blast, which occurred in one of the most crowded tourist hotspots in Instanbul, Istiklal Street. Minutes after the explosion, emergency services arrive in the area. Turkish media report that several people have been injured. IMAGES
Mark Toner, deputy spokesperson for the US State Department, said on Tuesday that "it's absurd to think that United States was somehow complicit or anyway connected" to Friday's failed coup in Turkey.
Thirteen suspects, detained in connection with the triple suicide bombings that killed 44 people at Ataturk airport June 28, appear in court in Istanbul. Diane Hodges reports.
Turkish officials have revealed more details about a suspected ISIS attack on Istanbul airport in which least 41 people died and 238 others were wounded.