Turkey Bombing: Terrifying Video Shows Syrian Woman Planting Bomb on Bustling Street in Istanbul, Killing 6 People, Including Children

Unsettling new video captures the moment a woman detonated a bomb on a busy street in Istanbul, resulting in the deaths of six people and the injuries of over 80 more.

Ahlam Albashir, a Syrian-born man who has acknowledged carrying out the assault, is shown on CCTV wandering through Istanbul's congested streets while carrying a backpack.

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Then, on Sunday, Albashir is seen sitting on a park bench in the well-known retail district of Istiklal Avenue and setting the bag-which carried a bomb with TNT-on the seat next to her. The luggage is then seen being left on the seat as Albashir, who has claimed to Turkish authorities that she was trained by Kurdish terrorists, hurriedly walks along the street while clutching a red rose in her hand.

The explosive detonates within minutes, unleashing a scene of complete devastation. The six people killed in the explosion were from three different families and included a 15-year-old girl and her mother as well as a 9-year-old kid named Ecrin and her father Yusuf Medyan.

Following the explosion, CCTV shows Albashir rushing through a group of perplexed individuals who were peering behind them at the bombing's aftermath while wearing what looks to be a headscarf. The only person looking ahead is her, as per Daily Mail.

A day after the bombing, on Monday, Turkish police detained Albashir in a residence where she was supposedly hiding. Albashir admitted to placing the device and said that Kurdish terrorists had trained her to be a "special intelligence officer," according to Istanbul police, Yeni Safak reported.

According to the authorities, she had crossed into Turkey from the Afrin region of northwest Syria. The outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, and associated Syrian Kurdish factions were given culpability for the attack by Turkish authorities. The militant Kurdish organizations have denied involvement.

The police apprehended 46 individuals on Monday, including Albashir. There are now 50 persons in detention after four further arrests were made after that time. Ammar J. and Ahmed J., two brothers, were seized by police on Tuesday, according to the state-run Anadolu Agency.

Following the incident, Ammar J allegedly was assigned the mission of assisting Albashir to depart Istanbul to the neighboring country of Greece, while Ahmed J allegedly transported a wanted suspect to the province of Edirne, close to the Bulgarian border.

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Some 80 individuals were hospitalized; at least 57 of them have since been released. According to authorities, two of the injured were in critical condition and six of the injured were receiving intensive care. According to Sky News, Medyan worked for Turkey's ministry of family and social services. Derya Yanik, the department's minister, declared: "I curse this treacherous attack that took the lives of a father and his daughter."

A footage that appeared to show Albashir being detained at the home where she was reportedly hiding was shown on Turkish television. According to the report, officers who searched the home also found a pistol, a lot of cash, and gold items.

A picture of the guy in arrest standing between two Turkish flags was later published by the police. Turkish officials said that Kurdish militants had reportedly ordered the execution of the primary suspect in order to prevent themselves from being implicated by the evidence.

Since 1984, the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has fought an armed insurgency against Turkey. Since then, tens of thousands of people have died in the fight. The PKK is regarded as a terrorist organization by both Ankara and Washington, but there is disagreement over the classification of the Syrian Kurdish forces, which have partnered with the US in the war against the Islamic State group in Syria.

The US's support of the Kurdish militia in Syria has incensed Turkey, and on Monday, Suleyman Soylu, Turkey's interior minister, said he refuses sympathy cards from the US.

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