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Turkey Blames Kurdish militant PKK for Istanbul bomb attack

Turkey said Kurdish militant group PKK and its U.S.-backed affiliates in Syria were behind a Sunday bomb attack in Istanbul’s popular tourist district that left at least six people dead and 81 wounded, identifying the captured bomber suspect as a Syrian national.

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Kurdish militants deny Turkish claims they carried out Istanbul attack

Armed wing of PKK party says it would not target civilians after bomb leaves six dead and 81 injured

The Guardian - UK

Tributes to little girl tragically murdered alongside dad in Istanbul 'terror' bombing

Yusuf Meydan and his young daughter Ecrin were among the six people killed in the "terror" bombing in Istanbul, Turkey, which Turkey has blamed on the Kurdistan Workers' Party - also known as the PKK

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Factbox-Deadly Istanbul blast echoes past attacks in Turkey

Turkey blamed Kurdish militants for a blast that killed six people on a busy Istanbul shopping street on Sunday, and police detained a Syrian woman suspected of having planted the bomb among a sweep of 47 arrests.

Reuters

Turkey blames Kurdish group for Istanbul bombing

Turkish authorities blamed a Kurdish group active in Syria. Turkey views the group as the Syrian affiliate of the Kurdistan Workers Party, which it has been battling for decades.

WEKU

Istanbul bombing: 46 detained as Turkey minister blames Kurdish separatists

Six people died and 81 were injured when Istanbul’s popular pedestrian thoroughfare İstiklal Avenue was hit by a bomb attack

The Guardian - UK

Factbox-What is the Syrian Kurdish YPG?

Turkey has said the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia were responsible for a blast on the historic Istiklal Avenue in Istanbul on Sunday that killed six people, an incident that recalled similar attacks in years past.

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Türkiye Rejects US Condolences over Blast

Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu on Monday said that Türkiye rejected the condolences message from the US embassy following the deadly explosion in Istanbul that killed six people and left tens wounded. “We have received the message, but we will not accept and are rejecting condolences from the US embassy,”…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Turkish police arrest female suspect over deadly Istanbul bombing

Turkey has accused Syria-based Kurdish militant groups over the attack

The Independent UK

Turkish official declines comment on reports of Russia-U.S. talks

A Turkish official declined comment on reports of U.S.-Russian talks in Turkey on Monday, but said Ankara was working with some countries against terrorism, including a blast that killed six people in Istanbul.

Reuters

Istanbul terror suspect captured in same hoodie as 2005 London bomber in dramatic raid

Police bodycam footage showed anti-terrorism officers pinning down the female suspect, wearing a purple hoodie inscribed with the words 'New York', as they raided her home last night

Daily Mirror

What we know about who is behind the Istanbul explosion

Initial findings indicate that Kurdish fighters were responsible for the deadly attack, the interior minister says.

Al Jazeera

Istanbul police says Syrian woman main suspect, detains 46 over bombing

Istanbul police said on Monday it had detained 46 people in relation to an attack at the heart of the city, including Syrian woman Ahlam Albashir who is suspected to have planted the bomb.

Reuters

Istanbul bomber believed to have Kurdish links but Islamic State ties possible -senior official

Turkish authorities believe the person who carried out a bomb attack in Istanbul on Sunday is linked to Kurdish militants but they are not ruling out Islamic State ties, a senior Turkish official said.

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Liverpool Echo

Turkey travel warning after Istanbul explosion

The UK Foreign Office has updated its travel advice for Turkey

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Arabia Strongly Condemns Istanbul Attack

Saudi Arabia strongly condemned an attack that targeted Istanbul’s Istiklal Avenue on Sunday killing and wounding several. “The Kingdom condemns in the strongest terms the terrorist bombing that targeted the Taksim area in central Istanbul, which led to the death and injury of a number of civilians,” the Saudi Foreign…

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Saudi King, Crown Prince Send Condolences to Turkish President over Victims of Istanbul Explosion

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz on Monday sent a cable to Türkiye’s President Recep Tayib Erdogan offering his condolences over the victims of a terrorist explosion that rocked the Taksim Square in Istanbul. King Salman said: “We received the news about the terror explosion in…

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Türkiye Detains Syrian Suspected Bomber, Accuses Kurdish Group of Istanbul Attack

Türkiye on Monday accused the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) of carrying out a deadly bomb attack in Istanbul, saying a Syrian woman was in custody suspected of planting the device. The bombing killed six people and wounded 81 others in the popular shopping street of Istiklal Avenue on Sunday…

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Reuters

Turkey blames deadly bomb on Kurdish militants; PKK denies involvement

Turkey blamed Kurdish militants on Monday for an explosion that killed six people in Istanbul and police detained 47 people including a Syrian woman suspected of planting the bomb.

The Independent UK

Suspect arrested in deadly Istanbul bombing, minister says

Turkey's interior minister says police have arrested a suspect who is believed to have planted the bomb that exploded on a bustling pedestrian avenue in Istanbul

Al Jazeera

Turkish police arrest 46 people over Istanbul explosion

Official blames blast on Kurdish fighters, says those detained include ‘person who left the bomb’ on Istiklal Avenue.

ABC News

Türkiye detains 46 suspects over Istanbul bombing that killed at least six people, injured dozens

The government blames Kurdish militants for Sunday's explosion in a busy Istanbul street which killed six and injured 81, as police detain dozens of suspects in connection with the attack.

France 24

Turkey accuses PKK over deadly Istanbul blast, Kurdish groups deny involvement

Turkish police said Monday they have detained a Syrian woman with suspected links to Kurdish militants and that she confessed to planting a bomb that exploded on a bustling pedestrian avenue in Istanbul, killing six people and wounding several dozen others. Kurdish militants strongly denied any links to the bombing.

Reuters

Person who left bomb causing Istanbul explosion arrested - Anadolu citing minister

The person who left the bomb that caused Istanbul's explosion was arrested by the police, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Monday according to state-run Anadolu agency's English-language Twitter account.

Daily Mirror

Girl, three, and her dad killed in Istanbul terror attack bombing that left six dead

Yusuf Meydan, who worked for Turkey's ministry of family and social services, and his young daughter Ecrin were among those who died in the huge explosion on Sunday

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