15 detained in connection to Bursa suicide attack­

A total of 15 suspects have been detained in four different Turkish provinces in relation to the suicide bomb attack that struck the Marmara province of Bursa on April 28. A female suicide bomber detonated herself at around 5:25 p.m. near Ulu Cami, a mosque at the center of the province, on April 27, leaving 23 people wounded. 

"There are strong indications of an organization [involved] in the bomb attack in Bursa. There is a connection to an organization and we will make it public when it is certain. 15 people were detained," Interior Minister Efkan Ala told journalists at an event in Ankara on April 28, while adding that he would make the necessary statements on the attack when he arrived in Bursa later in the day.

The suspects were detained in Bursa, Istanbul, the southeastern province of ?anl?urfa and the inner Aegean province of Afyonkarahisar during police operations. 

Meanwhile, officials were unable to identify the suicide bomber from her fingerprints and will conduct a DNA test, as the investigation into the attack was ongoing.

The suicide bomber arrived in Bursa from ?anl?urfa via bus and went to the scene of the attack via taxi, while she obtained the bomb in a location close to Bursa, reported Anadolu Agency. 

The attack drew condemnations from President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an and the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), as well as opposition parties. 

Erdo?an stressed the significance of determination in the struggle against terrorism, which "attacks Turkey's peace," while he wished good health for the wounded, after he was informed by Ala during his visit to Zagreb on April 27.

Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu also released a statement on the attack, saying efforts to identify the bomber...