May 23, 2007 - 15:36 AMT
7 suspects in Ankara blast detained
The Turkish police detained 7 suspects in blast in the capital city. The citizenship of the suspects and other details are not announced.

NTV channel with a reference to a source in police said a plastic bomb believed to be used by Kurdish separatists exploded near the trade center mall. However the PKK denies complicity in the blast.

Turkish media reports there are foreigners among the killed.

The bombed is reported to have been placed in a bag left at the bus stop. Detonation of a suicide bomber is not excluded either.

The powerful bomb blast in Ankara killed 6 people and wounded 102 others, authorities said. PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan has already visited the scene.