Footage came to light on Monday showing Turkish security forces as they caught an Istanbul blast suspect thought to be behind a deadly blast on Istanbul’s Istiklal Avenue.
Istanbul blast suspect Appearance
Istanbul police teams identified the female suspect based on her physical appearance, determined via images caught on security cameras near the site of the explosion that killed six people and injured 81 on the busy pedestrian street.
The suspect, whose escape route was also determined, was later detained in an overnight raid by anti-terror forces at a hideout in the district of Kucukcekmece, located west of the attack site.
Authorities uncovered that the suspect, whose initials are AA, is a 23-year-old Syrian national who entered Turkey through the Afrin area in northwestern Syria.
The images of her capture, recorded during the raid on the suspect’s hideout, were also shared by police forces.
Istanbul Istaklal Street explosion: A strong explosion of unknown origin shook the busy shopping street of Istiklal in Istanbul on Sunday, leaving four people dead and wounding dozens more.
Police cordoned off the Istanbul Istaklal Street explosion area, where crowds were dense on Sunday afternoon, and helicopters were flying over the city centre as sirens were sounding.
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