During the interrogation of the terrorist, it was learned that he was trained as a special intelligence officer by the PKK/PYD/YPG terrorist organization and that he had entered Turkey illegally through Afrin-Idlib to take action. / Explosion in İstanbul: Name of PKK Terrorist Ahlam Albashir
In order to catch the terrorist woman who fled by dropping a bomb on Istiklal Street, 1200 security cameras that saw the routes to and from the scene were examined.
It was determined that the woman left the scene by taxi and went to Esenler. In the physical and technical study, an operation was carried out at 21 addresses that were found to be in contact with the woman.
During the operation, 46 people were caught and detained. During the interrogations of the suspects, it was determined that the woman who planted the bomb went to an address in Küçükçekmece. In the operation carried out at the designated address at 02:50, the Syrian national, Ahlam Albashir, who carried out the incident, was caught.
During the interrogation of the suspect, it was learned that he was trained as a special intelligence officer by the PKK/PYD/YPG terrorist organization and that he had illegally entered Turkey via Afrin-Idlib to take action.
It was noted that the terrorist took action orders in Istanbul from the headquarters of the PKK/PYD/YPG terrorist organization in Kobani, Syria, and declared that he carried out the bombing action at around 16.20 yesterday and fled.
It was stated that the studies initiated on the incident continue in a multi-faceted manner.
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