ALBAWABA - Turkish police arrested the person behind Istanbul's Istiklal Avenue blast that killed eight people and injured 81 others on Sunday.
Social media users have widely shared alleged videos and photos of the woman who is accused of carrying out the explosion in Istanbul's most famous tourist attraction during her arrest.
Taksim'deki bombalı saldırının faili yakalandı. pic.twitter.com/5AUu24Qlwj
— Pusholder (@pusholder) November 14, 2022
According to Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu, Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK/YPG) is behind the explosion in Taksim square.
Soylu stated: "Our assessment is that the order for the deadly terror attack came from Ayn al-Arab in northern Syria, where the PKK/YPG has its Syrian headquarters."
#Taksim saldırganı sağlık kontrolünden geçirildi.
— Kerim Müdür (@Kerim_Mudur) November 14, 2022
TEM’ci ablayı, ite it muamelesi yaptığı için tebrik ediyorum. pic.twitter.com/q4VFetjQWD
A video shared on Twitter shows Turkish police allegedly dragging the Istiklal Avenue blast attacker for a medical check-up.
Social media users further released videos and photos showing the first moments of the Istanbul explosion and its aftermath.
Taksim istiklal caddesine bombayı bırakan kadın terörist yakalandı. İşte yakalanma anı… #SonDakika #taksimpatlama #taksim #istiklalcaddesi pic.twitter.com/BrRD5A5RPr
— İsmail Umut Arabacı (@ismailumut) November 14, 2022
Local media reported that Istiklal Avenue was reopened to pedestrian traffic following the deadly blast that killed eight people and injured 81 others.
