Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu said that 5 terrorists who were preparing for a terrorist attack in Turkey were detained with explosives in the southeast of the country. He told this to reporters DEA News.
According to him, the detainees “received instructions from Iran.”
Previously, Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu was on the air on Ahaber TV channel. declarationIt was learned that the bomb used in the attack in Istanbul was made according to the instructions from the social network.
According to Soylu, the explosive was literally assembled online using instructions from social media channels.
He added that the bomb was assembled and placed using the phone of a US-linked Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) member. In addition, the terrorist attack order may have come from the Syrian city of Kobani and the perpetrator may have entered Turkish territory through Afrin.
The terrorist attack on Istiklal Street in Istanbul took place on 13 November. As a result of the explosion of the bomb, 6 people were killed and more than 80 people were injured. The PKK denied any involvement in the incident.