An injured Turkish woman cries as she is carried to an ambulance from the British Consulate in Istanbul, November 20, 2003. Four explosions shook Istanbul on Thursday, including blasts in front of the HSBC Bank in an affluent district and another across from the British consulate. At least 27 people were killed in the explosions. More than 450 were injured. [Reuters] A destroyed car stands infront of the HSBC Bank building in central Istanbul November 20, 2003. A series of blasts rocked Istanbul on Thursday, killing at least 27 people and devastating both the HSBC Bank headquarters and British consulate in an apparent suicide attack Britain linked to Islamist militants. [Reuters]

Smoke rises from rubble in front of British Consulate building following an explosion in Istanbul November 20, 2003. [Reuters]

Smoke rises into the sky after explosions in central Istanbul November 19, 2003. [Reuters]

Smoke rises into the sky after explosions in central Istanbul November 19, 2003. [Reuters]

The destroyed HSBC Bank is pictured after the explosion in Istanbul November 20, 2003. [Reuters]

Turkish firefighters were working to put out a fire in British consulate in central Istanbul. [Reuters]

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