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At least six people were killed and 81 others injured, two seriously, when an explosion hit Istanbul’s popular pedestrian Istiklal Street on Sunday.
Vice President Fuat Oktay confirmed the death toll and injuries in a statement Sunday night, also indicating that the cause of the explosion was believed to be a woman who detonated a bomb.
"The relevant units of our state are working to find the perpetrators behind this heinous attack," President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in a press conference before his departure for Indonesia to attend the G-20 summit.
"Initial observations show a woman played a role in the explosion," he said and stated that "based on initial information from the governor, the explosion could be suspected act of terrorism."