TURKISH AUTHORITIES HAVE IMPOSED A BLACKOUT ON THE DISTRIBUTION INSIDE TURKEY OF ANY MATERIAL CONCERNING THE AFTERMATH AND INVESTIGATION OF THE EXPLOSIONS AT ISTANBUL'S ATATURK AIRPORT.
THE BAN INCLUDES 'IMAGES THAT CAN LEAD TO FEAR, PANIC, CHAOS, HELPS THE AIM OF TERROR ORGANISATIONS, SHOWS THE MOMENT OF THE EXPLOSION, ITS AFTERMATH, ANYONE DEAD OR INJURED OR ANYTHING THAT WILL IMPEDE THE INVESTIGATION INCLUDING NAMING SUSPECTS.'
AP TELEVISION - NO ACCESS TURKEY
Istanbul - 29 June 2016
1. Various of the Blue Mosque with few tourists
2. Various of Sultanahmet District with empty benches and few people walking around
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Wendy Deaton, tourist from the United States:
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4. Various of Hagia Sophia
5. Various of Korean tourist and Turkish police
6. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Timon Ng, tourist from Hong Kong:
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7. Hagia Sophia
8. Armed police officer in front of Hagia Sophia
9. SOUNDBITE (Korean) Kim Bo Sung, tourist from South Korea:
"I've heard about the terrorist attack yesterday. I was frustrated and worried about it. I hope there won't be a terrorist attack in Turkey again.'
10. Various of empty benches around Sultanahmet area
Turkey has suffered a series of attacks during 2016, and the increasing frequency and scale have scared away visitors and devastated the economy, which relies heavily on tourism.
The latest attack killed 41 and wounded 239 people at Istanbul Ataturk Airport.
Turkish officials blamed Tuesday's massacre at the international terminal on three suspected Islamic State group militants.
