Turkey makes further arrests in connection with deadly bombing

Police carried out raids in Istanbul several hours after the blast and detained 47 people, including a Syrian woman who is suspected of leaving a TNT-laden bomb at Istiklal

A man places flowers and photographs in the memorial spot of Sunday’s explosion on Istanbul’s popular pedestrian Istiklal Avenue in Istanbul (Francisco Seco/AP/PA)

Turkish police have arrested more suspects in connection with the bomb attack on a busy pedestrian avenue in Istanbul that killed six people and wounded several dozen others, bringing the number of people in custody to 50, Turkey’s justice minister has said.

Sunday’s explosion targeted Istiklal Avenue – a popular thoroughfare lined with shops and restaurants.