Security forces detained 10 suspects on Monday in connection with a probe into Friday’s deadly blast in southeastern Diyarbakir province, a police source said Tuesday.
The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on talking to the media, said security forces had carried out raids in several provinces, including Diyarbakir to capture the suspects.
On Friday, 11 people, including two police officers were martyred and 100 others were wounded when a bomb targeted a police building in the central district of Baglar in Diyarbakir during the morning rush hour. The governor’s office on Friday said the PKK had claimed responsibility for the attack; later, in a statement released Saturday, the Diyarbakir governor rejected media claims that Daesh was responsible for the attack.
Meanwhile, Diyarbakir's Provincial Directorate of Environment and Urbanization also completed its damage assessment work following the blast. According to the directorate, 1,709 houses and workplaces had been damaged by the bomb.