Confusion and blame today surrounded the identity of bombers who killed 17 people in a crowded Istanbul square.

Turkish police have arrested three teenagers in connection with two bomb blasts in a packed Istanbul square which killed 17 people, a newspaper reported today.

Two bombs have exploded minutes apart in a crowded Istanbul square, killing 16 and injuring more than 150 in the deadliest attack against civilians in Turkey in almost five years.

Two explosions in the Turkish capital Istanbul have killed at least three people and injured several others, it was reported tonight.