Turkish police have arrested number of men who are suspected of involvement in the deadly suicide bombings on the British consulate and a London-based bank that were blamed on al-Qaida.

Turkish investigators arrested an undisclosed number of suspects in Istanbul today in the deadly suicide bombings on the British consulate and a London-based bank in which 27 people died and more than 450 were injured.

Rescue workers and investigators were today sifting through the wreckage of the British consulate and a London-based bank blasted by suspected al-Qaida suicide bombers who killed at least 27 people in Istanbul.

Seven people were being questioned over the British consulate and HSBC bombings, a leading Turkish newspaper said today

Suspected al-Qaida suicide bombers targeted Istanbul again today, killing at least 27 people including the British consul, and leaving more than 450 injured in twin attacks.