Erdogan said in a televised speech after the explosion that preliminary investigations show a woman’s involvement in the explosion, which killed 6 people and wounded 53 others in the vitality division area in central Istanbul.
But Erdogan did not indicate more information about this woman.
The Turkish president added: “Our concerned authorities continue their work to reveal the perpetrators of this treacherous attack and the parties behind it.
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Turkish media reported that the Istanbul Prosecutor’s Office opened an investigation into a terrorist act against the background of the explosion.
She added that the investigation is focused on a woman monitored by surveillance cameras, putting a bag in the place minutes before the explosion and then left.
A picture of a woman who was said to be involved in the explosion, was 1. 65 meters long, and was apparently wearing a backpack before the explosion..