Two car bombings within the month of November rattle Istanbul. A car bomb exploded in front of the Neve Shalome Synagogue in the Galata neighborhood of Istanbul. Two simultaneous alleged car bombs exploded at around 9:30 local time in Turkey, killing approximately 16 people and injuring over 125 others. Twenty-seven victims were killed in dual car bombings within minutes of each other, at the British Consulate and at HSBC Bank in downtown Istanbul. Al Qaeda has allegedly claimed the attacks, which also injured more than 400 people, and Foreign Minister Gul has announced that arrests have been made in Turkey.