Turkey blames blast on Kurdish militants, arrests 22, including suspected bomber: Turkey's government blamed Kurdish militants on Monday for a blast that killed six people in Istanbul's main shopping street, and said police had detained 22 suspects,…
State broadcaster TRT released footage of police escorting a woman, the main suspect, from an apartment after an overnight raid.
Soylu said the order was given in Kobani and the bomber passed through Afrin — both cities in northern Syria where Turkish forces have carried out operations against the YPG in recent years. Six Turkish citizens, two members each of three families, were killed in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility.
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