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Turkish court sentences woman to life in prison for deadly Istanbul bombing [Video]

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  • Alham Albashir, a Syrian woman, was sentenced to life in prison by a Turkish court for her role in a deadly explosion in Istanbul in 2022.
  • She received seven consecutive life sentences after being convicted on terrorism charges.
  • The explosion occurred on Nov. 13, 2022, on Istiklal Avenue in Istanbul, killing six people, including two children.

A court on Friday sentenced a Syrian woman to life in prison for a deadly explosion on a busy shopping district in Istanbul in 2022, Turkey’s state-run news agency reported.

Alham Albashir was given seven consecutive life sentences after being convicted on terrorism charges.

The blast on Nov. 13, 2022 tore through Istiklal Avenue, a thoroughfare in Istanbul lined with shops and restaurants, killing six people, including two children, and wounding 99 others.

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