Istanbul updates: Attacker came to city months ago, police say

This blog is now closed, thanks for joining us. These were the updates on the bombing in Istanbul on Monday, November 14.

This blog is now closed, thanks for joining us. These were the updates on the bombing in Istanbul on Monday, November 14.

• The suspect in the Istiklal Avenue bombing came to Istanbul about four months before the attack, police say.
• Turkish police say they have arrested a Syrian woman for planting a bomb that killed at least six people in central Istanbul on Sunday and claim that she had been recruited by Kurdish fighters.
• Istanbul’s police disclose that 46 people have been detained in relation to the attack on Istiklal Avenue, one of Istanbul’s most popular locations. Children were among the six dead, and 81 others were wounded.
• An official says that initial findings point to the suspect having connections to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which is deemed a “terrorist” group by Turkey, the United States and European Union.