Deadly Istanbul bombing sparks fear and defiance in Turkey – By Paul Benjamin Osterlund (Al Jazeera) / Nov 14, 2022
The blast, which killed six people and wounded 81, revives grim memories of a series of attacks from 2015 to 2017.
Istanbul, Turkey – Crowds have begun returning to Istiklal Avenue, the busy pedestrian street in central Istanbul where a bombing on Sunday killed six people and wounded 81. Locals expressed shock and defiance after the attack.
Furkan works at a chocolate shop steps away from where the bomb went off.
“At about 4:20pm [13:20 GMT] we were smoking a cigarette by the door,” he told Al Jazeera. “All of a sudden, the explosion happened. We were astonished. It was a terrifying situation.”
He said a crowd quickly formed in the area and he was worried about the possibility of a second bomb going off. The shop closed for the rest of the day, but he was back at work on Monday.
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