Turkey arrests 11 linked to bomb attack on police

By Sezgin Pancar

MERSIN, Turkey

At least 11 suspects were arrested for allegedly being linked to Tuesday’s bomb attack on police in southern Mersin province, Development Minister Lutfi Elvan said Thursday.

“The investigation over the [attack] remains ongoing. According to initial reports, the PKK terrorist organization seems to be behind it,” Elvan told reporters after a meeting with Mersin Governor Ali Ihsan Su.

The bomb attack on Tuesday left several police officers wounded.

Elvan said six injured continue to receive treatment at hospitals; none of them were in critical condition.

“Three of them will be discharged from the hospital,” he added.

The PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the EU and U.S. -- has killed more than 1,200 Turkish security personnel and civilians since July 2015.