Funerals were held Monday for the six victims who died in Sunday's bombing in Istanbul, including a funeral for Arzu Ozsoy and her 15-year-old daughter Yagmur Ucar.
Turkish police said Monday they have detained a Syrian woman with suspected links to Kurdish militants and that she confessed to planting a bomb that exploded on a bustling pedestrian avenue in Istanbul, killing six people and wounding several dozen others.
Kurdish militants strongly denied any links to the bombing.
At the funeral, Yagmur Ucar's father, Nurettin Ucar embraced his daughter's coffin before the coffins were carried away.
Turkey's Vice President Fuat Oktay and chair of Parliament Mustafa Sentop attended the funeral as well.
Another funeral was held for Adem Topkara and his wife Elif Topkara, who had left their two young children with their aunt and were taking a stroll down Istiklal at the time of the blast.
The explosion was a shocking reminder of the anxiety that gripped Turkey when such attacks were common.
The country was hit by a string of deadly bombings between 2015 and 2017, some by the Islamic State group, others by Kurdish militants who seek increased autonomy or independence.
Istiklal Avenue was reopened to pedestrian traffic at 6 a.m. Monday after police concluded inspections.
People began leaving carnations at the site of the blast, while the street was decorated with hundreds of Turkish flags.
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