* Six people were killed in a suspected terrorist attack this afternoon on a busy street in Istanbul, Turkey
* Four people died at the scene and two succumbed to injuries in hospital, with the toll expected to increase
* Father Yusuf Medyan and his young daughter Ecrin were two of the victims killed in the horror bombing
* More than 80 people were injured in the explosion, the cause of which has not yet been established
* Turkish justice minister said investigators are looking into a woman who left the scene moments before blast
* Turkish President Erdogan said the blast had 'the smell of a terrorist attack' and vowed to punish perpetrators
A young girl who was among six people killed in a fireball explosion in an Istanbul shopping district has been pictured - as Turkish authorities hunt for a 'woman on a bench' amid claims that a 'female bomber' launched the horror attack.
The little girl, Ecrin, and her father, Yusuf Medyan, were killed in the suspected terror attack in the Turkish city in which more than 80 others were injured, officials in the country have claimed.
Mr Medyan worked for Turkey's ministry of family and social services, Sky News reports. The department's minister, Derya Yanik, said: 'I curse this treacherous attack that killed a father and his daughter.
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WNU editor: A suspect has been arrested .... Suspect in custody in Istanbul blast that killed 6 and injured 81, officials say (CNN)
Terror Bombing In Istanbul Kills 6. More Than 80 Wounded
Bomb rocks avenue in heart of Istanbul; 6 dead, dozens hurt -- AP
Several dead, injured as strong blast rocks central Istanbul -- France 24
Istanbul: Six dead, dozens wounded in Turkey explosion -- BBC
Istanbul explosion: 6 killed in suspected terror attack -- DW
At least six dead in suspected terrorist bombing in Istanbul -- The Guardian
Six Dead, 53 Injured After "Bomb Attack" Rips Through Busy Istanbul Street -- Zero Hedge
2 comments:
Suspect? All I want to know is if the suspect is Kurdish. Such a thing might be true or it might be a false flag for another round of crack downs.
I learned the suspect was female 2 or 3 hours ago. I did not care. Using a female is part of the mode of attack. I wanted to know the ethnicity. That would or might tell me who or why (motive).
They throw out one little tidbit of information to what? Keep the interest every where going?
So the suspect is allegedly (probably is) Kurdish. I do not get the bombing and getting caught. The suspect will be tortured and executed, so why not suicide bomb?
I know why the Kurdish Workers Party (KWP) did it, but what makes them think this furthers their cause or what recent Turkish action make the feel they must act now and in this way?
This action gives sympathy to Erdogan. A military target was where they needed to go and not a civilian one.
Turks are nice people. They'll pointedly ask you, if you are Jewish. They call Kurds Mountain Turks. Imagine white racists calling blacks as Equatorial Caucasians.
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