CCTV footage shows moment explosion goes off in Istanbul's busy avenue

Turkish media reported at least 53 injuries and six dead in the explosion in the central Taksim area of Istanbul, as confirmed shortly after by Erdogan.

The explosion went off in a busy avenue in downtown Istanbul and footage shows the instants just after the deadly blast.

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