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On Sunday, an explosion occurred at Istiklal Avenue in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey. Reportedly, the bombing left at least eight people dead and more than 80 injured. On Monday, Turkish police detained a Syrian woman with suspected links to Kurdish militants. She confessed to planting a bomb, said the Istanbul Police Department. Videos from some 1,200 security cameras were reviewed and raids were carried out at 21 locations, cops added.In 2015, the city had already been targeted by terrorist attacks. In 2016, the Islamist group Islamic State (ISIS) and militants associated with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) attacked the city. In the same area, an Islamic State suicide bombing killed four people in 2016.Istiklal Avenue is a popular thoroughfare lined with shops and restaurants that leads to the iconic Taksim Square.Here are some photos from the tragic event.
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A man reacts by a memorial at the scene of Sunday’s explosion on Istanbul’s popular pedestrian Istiklal Avenue in Istanbul, Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. Turkey’s interior minister says police have detained a suspect who is believed to have planted the bomb that exploded on a bustling pedestrian avenue in Istanbul. He said Monday that initial findings indicate that Kurdish militants were responsible for the attack. (Photo source: AP)
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A man lays flowers to pay tribute to the victims of a Sunday’s blast that took place on Istiklal Avenue, a popular spot for shoppers and tourists, in Istanbul, Turkey, November 14, 2022. (Photo source: Reuters)
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Police officers stand at the entrance the street after an explosion on Istanbul’s popular pedestrian Istiklal Avenue, late Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022. A bomb rocked on a major pedestrian avenue in the heart of Istanbul on Sunday, killing six people, wounding dozens and sending people fleeing the fiery explosion. Emergency vehicles rushed to the scene on Istiklal Avenue, a popular thoroughfare lined with shops and restaurants that leads to the iconic Taksim Square.(Photo source: AP)
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A man removes broken glass caused by Sunday’s explosion on Istanbul’s popular pedestrian Istiklal Avenue in Istanbul, Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. Turkey’s interior minister says police have detained a suspect who is believed to have planted the bomb that exploded on a bustling pedestrian avenue in Istanbul. He said Monday that initial findings indicate that Kurdish militants were responsible for the attack. (Photo source: AP)
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A woman leaves a flower at a memorial at the scene of Sunday’s explosion on Istanbul’s popular pedestrian Istiklal Avenue in Istanbul, Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. Turkey’s interior minister says police have detained a suspect who is believed to have planted the bomb that exploded on a bustling pedestrian avenue in Istanbul. He said Monday that initial findings indicate that Kurdish militants were responsible for the attack. (Photo source: AP)
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Istanbul’s popular pedestrian Istiklal Avenue reopened on Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. The police have arrested a suspect who is believed to have planted the bomb that exploded on the bustling pedestrian avenue in Istanbul, Turkey’s interior minister said Monday, adding that initial findings indicate that Kurdish militants were responsible for the deadly attack. (Photo source: AP)