March 18, 2016•Update: March 22, 2016
ANKARA
Police stepped up security at shopping malls in the Turkish capital on Friday, in an attempt to respond to threats following last Sunday’s deadly suicide bombing in Ankara.
Officers will be working alongside security guards at 36 malls across the city, police sources said.
The officers will be stationed at mall entrances and will check vehicles and visitors.
Police will also monitor parking lots after closing, checking all cars left overnight.
Suspicious vehicles will be removed.
The car bomb attack in Ankara’s central Kizilay neighborhood on Sunday evening hit a major public transportation hub, killing 35 people and injuring 125.
The Interior Ministry identified the bomber as 24-year-old Seher Cagla Demir, who joined the terrorist PKK organization in 2013 and received training with the YPG in Syria.
The terrorist PKK also admitted that the attack was made by Demir, code-named "Doga Jiyan".
