An explosion that killed at the least six individuals and injured greater than 80 others in Istanbul on Sunday has been deemed a terrorist assault, Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay mentioned, in keeping with state information company Anadolu.
“We contemplate it to be a terrorist act because of an attacker, whom we contemplate to be a lady, detonating the bomb,” Oktay informed reporters.
Native media reported {that a} suspected perpetrator had been detained.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had mentioned earlier that the blast “smells like terrorism,” Anadolu reported. Erdoğan spoke simply earlier than leaving for Indonesia to attend the G20 summit.
The blast occurred at about 4:20 p.m. native time on a procuring avenue close to Taksim Sq., the information company mentioned, citing Istanbul Governor Ali Yerlikaya. Police and emergency officers cordoned off the scene.
Istanbul’s Public Prosecutor’s Workplace has launched an investigation.