Istanbul bomb site: Istiklal Street decorated with 1,200 Turkish flags, flower beds in honor of victims

At least six people killed and 81 were injured when an explosion rocked the busy Istiklal Street.

Ankara: Activists on social networking sites in Turkey circulated, Monday, November 14, 2022, videos and photos of decorated Istiklal Street with the flags of the Turkish Republic, a day after the implementation of a terrorist attack that killed six people and injured 81.

One of the clips showed flags being hung on both sides of the street, which was crowded with visitors the day after the bombing.

Activists indicated that the street was decorated with 1,200 Turkish flags.

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Istiklal Street witnessed the turnout of Turkish citizens and tourists to the site of the explosion and the laying of roses in honor of the victims.

On Monday, the Turkish police revealed the identity of the suspect in the Istanbul bombing, which killed 6 people and wounded dozens, on the evening of Sunday, November 13, 2022, on the famous Istiklal Street, and said that she had received training from Kurdish militants.

The Turkish police stated, on Monday, November 14, that Ahlam al-Bashir, who holds Syrian nationality and belongs to the terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), is suspected of carrying out the Istanbul bombing, and entered Turkey illegally a week ago from Afrin.

The Turkish police added that the accused of carrying out the Istanbul bombing had received instructions to carry out the operation from the PKK/BYD/YPG organization center in the Syrian city of Kobani (Ain al-Arab), according to the Anadolu Agency.

According to the Turkish police, the number of detainees in connection with the bombing of Istiklal Street in Istanbul has risen to 46. 

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