Fatjon Prronı
14 January 2016•Update: 14 January 2016
ANKARA
Police have detained a total of seven suspects in connection with Tuesday's Istanbul suicide bomb attack, a Turkish minister said on Thursday.
Interior Minister Efkan Ala told reporters that the number of those detained has increased to seven.
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu had said Wednesday night that five people had been held in connection with the attack.
Speaking after the 8th Ambassador’s Conference in Ankara, Ala said that investigations were ongoing.
A blast at the city’s Sultanahmet district on Tuesday morning killed 10 people – mostly German tourists – and wounded 15 others.
A Syrian suicide bomber carried out the attack, Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said on Tuesday.
Police have identified the suicide bomber, Davutoglu told journalists on Wednesday night but did not supply a name.
He said that the bomber had Daesh links, adding: "Police were not in pursuit of the bomber. He had come to Turkey as an ordinary refugee. However, after the attack, all his contacts were brought out.”
"We are trying to find out who are the real actors behind this," he said, suggesting that other parties may have helped Daesh in carrying out Tuesday's attack.
