SUSPECT IN CUSTODY IN ISTANBUL BLAST THAT KILLED 6 AND INJURED 81

At least six people have been killed and 81 wounded in an explosion in a busy area of central Istanbul. The blast happened at about 4:20 pm local time on Sunday on a shopping street in the Taksim Square area. The interior minister disclosed a suspect has now been arrested. Vice-President Fuat Oktay earlier said the blast was thought to be a terrorist attack carried out by a woman. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the perpetrators would be punished.

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