A woman suspected of dropping a backpack bomb on a busy pedestrian street in the historic center of Istanbul on Sunday has been detained, along with nearly two dozen other suspects allegedly linked to Kurdish “terrorist groups,” Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu announced early on Monday.
The blast on the iconic Istiklal Avenue in Istanbul killed six people and left 81 injured, according to the latest tally. Five of those injured are in intensive care, including two in critical condition.
“The person who had dropped the bomb was detained by our Istanbul Police Department teams,” Soylu told journalists after inspecting the blast site. The Interior Minister said the people who carried out the attack were likely linked to the Kurdish PKK/PYD groups, according to broadcaster TRT Haber.
Besides the alleged perpetrator, at least 21 persons of interest had been detained and questioned. The suspects “gave their statements about where they would go if they were not…
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