Turkish police issue images of Istanbul massacre suspect and arrest many
Despite no name being made public, police released the first clear images of the suspect this week, including one taken by security cameras on the night of the attack. In the western city of Izmir, at least 20 people including 11 women were arrested, Anadolu reports. The news agency said they were of Central Asian and Syrian origin. Dogan news agency said they were members of three families. It was alleged that some of those detained were living in a Konya house with the suspected attacker. The new arrests bring the number of those detained to at least 36, including two foreigners detained by Turkish police at Istanbul’s main airport on Tuesday. One is reportedly a woman suspected of being the suspect’s wife with whom he had stayed in Konya with two children. Dogan news agency quoted her as saying she was not aware of the attack until it was reported.
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