Four Arrests in Ankara Massacre
Four out of 11 suspects have been arrested within the scope of Ankara massacre investigation. Penal judicature of peace on duty released four of them directly and two with judicial control decision. Prosecutors had sent them for arrest over the charges of "intentional killing by means of planned bombing" and "annihilating or replacing or obstructing order provided Constitution of Republic of Turkey by using force and violence."
The judicature has also issued arrest warrant for nine suspects.
Testimony of suspect guard
It has been learned that Y.Ş, who escorted the vehicle that drove Y.E.A. to Ankara who launched the suicide bomb attack and his brother, Şeyh Abdurrahman Alagöz that committed Suruç massacre, was among the detainees.
In the investigation, it also has come out that the second suicide bomber entered Turkey from Syria two foreign nationals and explored the area with Y.Ş. by coming to Ankara in the day of the event.
It was learned that the two foreign nationals fleed before Y.Ş. was captured in Antep. Upon that, TEM teams raided ISIS cell houses. In the raids, large amount of materials used in bomb making, and TNTs ready to be detonated as well as hand bombs were seized.
Escort Y.Ş. said as follows in his testimony:
"I was standing guard for the vehicle that brought Y.E. and the one near him. We departed from Antep in the night of the incident. On the road Y.E. expressing me that it was a rally of sinful Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) supporters said, 'Our target is Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), we will hit them.' I brought the bombers to Ankara for money but I wasn't paid. I escorted the perpetrators to the Gölbaşı district of Ankara, later they told me to return."
Six arrests, nine arrests in absence
The prosecution has issued arrest warrant for nine people in their absence including two foreign nationals who were determined to plan the attack and fled after the incident. While it has almost become definite that the second suicide bomber is a foreign national, D. who was claimed to be the second suicide bomber and listed among the suicide bombers has gone missing. The escorts Y.Ş. and H.Ş., H.İ.A. and R.D. out of six suspects sent to the court have been arrested. Three suspects, Y.Y., H.T., and M.B. have been released with judicial control decision. DNA sample of 11 suspects were taken to be matched with the remaining parts of unidentified other suicide bombers.
Due to judicial control decision, international travel ban was imposed on the suspects in addition to stipulate them to sign in police center every day. (BK/TK)
Photo: Mehmet Ali Özcan / Ankara / AA
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