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Police has detained two people who are claimed to have smuggled bomber Ahlam al-Bashir into Turkey and brought him to Istanbul. 6 people died and 99 were injured at the bomb-attack, and the court case related to the bombing ended in April 2024.

The perpetrator of the bomb attack on İstiklal Street of İstanbul has been identified through DNA test as Mehmet Öztürk. His father and brother have been taken into custody in Antep.

An explosion took place on Balo street of İstiklal street in Beyoğlu district of İstanbul at around 11:10 a.m. Suicide bomber and four other people killed, 36 others of whom seven have been heavily wounded.