Police believe that Saturday's attack on Istiklal Street, Istanbul's main pedestrian shopping street, was a suicide bombing gone wrong. In addition to the five deaths, at least 36 people were injured - 12 of them foreign nationals, according to the Ministry of Health.
Helicopters circled overhead as police quickly cordoned off the main entrances and side exits of Istiklal Street, while the smell of the explosion hung in the air long after the attack.
According to officers at the scene, an unknown attacker detonated an explosive device on the corner of Istiklal and Balo sokak, a side street next to the office of the district governor.
Compiled by Tom Stevenson
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