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Istanbul bombings 'suspects held' Istanbul bombings 'suspects held'
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A number of suspects have been arrested over the double bombings in Istanbul that killed 17 people last Sunday, Turkey's interior minister says.A number of suspects have been arrested over the double bombings in Istanbul that killed 17 people last Sunday, Turkey's interior minister says.
Besir Atalay blamed Kurdish separatist rebels for the blasts, and said most of those involved had been detained.Besir Atalay blamed Kurdish separatist rebels for the blasts, and said most of those involved had been detained.
"Our judgement is that this merciless attack was the work of the bloody separatist group," said Mr Atalay."Our judgement is that this merciless attack was the work of the bloody separatist group," said Mr Atalay.
The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has denied any role in the attacks, the bloodiest in Turkey since 2003.The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has denied any role in the attacks, the bloodiest in Turkey since 2003.
But security services say the blasts bore the hallmarks of the separatist group. Security services say the blasts bore the hallmarks of the separatist group.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan earlier implied the PKK was to blame, saying the bombings were a "cost" of the government's military campaign against the PKK. "Those who helped, those who gave shelter and those who took part in the attack have been caught," said Mr Atalay.
He said 10 suspects had been questioned and handed over to the judicial authorities, AFP reported, adding that the investigation "left no room for doubt" over the perpetrators' identity.
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PKK leader Zubeyir Aydar said earlier his group was not linked to the attacks. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan had earlier implied the PKK was to blame, saying the bombings were a "cost" of the government's military campaign against the rebels.
"We think this attack was carried out by dark forces," he added, in what appeared to be a reference to ultra-nationalists. But PKK leader Zubeyir Aydar said his group was not linked to the attacks, suggesting they might have been carried out by "dark forces", in an apparent reference to ultra-nationalists.
Sunday's first bomb was planted in a rubbish bin in the Gungoren area. It caused crowds to gather before a second, larger device detonated. Sunday's first bomb was planted in a rubbish bin in the residential area of Gungoren.
The blasts occurred about 10 minutes apart - the first at around 2200 local time (1900 GMT) on a busy pedestrian street. Five children were among the dead. It caused crowds to gather before a second, larger device detonated.
They were the worst such attacks Turkey since 2003, when al Qaeda carried out a series of bombings in Istanbul. The blasts occurred about 10 minutes apart - the first at around 2200 local time (1900 GMT) on a busy pedestrian street in Gungoren. Five children were among the dead.
They were the worst such attacks in Turkey since 2003, when al Qaeda carried out a series of bombings in Istanbul.
Some 40,000 people have been killed since the PKK - which is considered a terrorist organisation by the EU and the US, as well as Turkey - launched its campaign for self-rule in mainly Kurdish south-east Turkey in 1984.