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Istanbul police say Syrian woman named "Ahlam Albashir" planted Taksim bomb

Istanbul police said on Monday it had detained dozens of suspects in relation to an attack at the heart of the city, including Syrian woman Ahlam Albashir who is suspected to have planted the bomb. In initial questioning, the woman said she was trained by Kurdish militants in Syria and entered Turkey through northwest Syria's Afrin region, the police said.

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Published November 14,2022
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ISTANBUL POLICE SAY SYRIAN WOMAN NAMED AHLAM ALBASHIR PLANTED TAKSIM BOMB

Turkish police on Monday said they had arrested a Syrian woman for planting a bomb that killed six people in central Istanbul, adding that she was working for the YPG/PKK terror group.

The woman named "Ahlam Albashir" is "of Syrian nationality," the private NTV television quoted the police as saying. She reportedly admitted to having received an order from the PKK listed as a terror group by Ankara and its Western allies.