He said the country will not bow down to terrorism, and all perpetrators will be identified. theSun theSun Turkiye IstanbulBlast istiklal IstiklalStreet news explosion
Members of the crime scene investigation police work as Turkish policemen secure the area after a strong explosion of unknown origin shook the busy shopping street of Istiklal in Istanbul, on November 13, 2022. AFPPIX: An explosion on Istanbul’s Istiklal Avenue Sunday killed six people and injured 81 others, the Turkish vice president said.
Fuat Oktay, who visited the blast site, told the press at Istanbul’s Taksim Square that the blast is considered a terrorist act, and a female attacker detonated the bomb, Anadolu Agency reported. According to Istanbul Governor Ali Yerlikaya, the blast occurred at around 4.20 pm local time, with police and emergency officials cordoning off the scene.
Earlier, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, just before leaving for Indonesia to attend the 17th G20 summit, said the bomb attack “smells like terrorism.”World leaders, including those from Pakistan, Sweden, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and other countries, have condemned the attack and sent condolences to Türkiye. - Bernama
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