13 injured in suicide blast in Turkey's Bursa
A female suicide bomber blew herself up near the main mosque in the northwestern Turkish city of Bursa on Wednesday afternoon injuring 13 people.
"The attack was carried out by a suicide bomber. It is a woman," a senior Turkish government official told Reuters.
"According to initial examinations, seven people were wounded and transferred to nearby healthy institutions," the Bursa's governors office said in a statement.
"Our law enforcement agencies continue their investigations into the incident," the statement added.
Turkey's Health Minister Mehmet Muezzinoglu later updated the number of injured to 13. None of the injuries were critical - they mostly consisted of light injuries such as cuts from broken glass - and nobody was killed.
The bomber blew herself up near the historic Ottoman-era Ulu Cami mosque in the center of Bursa province damaging nearby cafes and shops.
CNN Turk reported that the bomber detonated herself shortly after a local funeral and afternoon prayers when the area was busy.
This has been the fifth suicide attack on an urban area in Turkey since the start of 2016 following two attacks in Ankara and two in Istanbul.
Nobody has yet claimed responsibility for the attack which comes a mere day after the United States warned its citizens of the dangers of terrorist attacks in Turkey.
"The U.S. Embassy in Ankara informs U.S. citizens that the U.S. Government continues to receive credible indications that terrorist groups are seeking opportunities to attack popular tourist destinations throughout Turkey,” read a statement released by the US embassy in Ankara late on Tuesday.
"The U.S. Embassy reminds U.S. citizens that foreign tourists in Turkey have been explicitly targeted by terrorist organizations, and advises U.S. citizens to be mindful of the potential for danger in crowded public areas and at popular tourist destinations," the statement added.
"The attack was carried out by a suicide bomber. It is a woman," a senior Turkish government official told Reuters.
"According to initial examinations, seven people were wounded and transferred to nearby healthy institutions," the Bursa's governors office said in a statement.
"Our law enforcement agencies continue their investigations into the incident," the statement added.
Turkey's Health Minister Mehmet Muezzinoglu later updated the number of injured to 13. None of the injuries were critical - they mostly consisted of light injuries such as cuts from broken glass - and nobody was killed.
The bomber blew herself up near the historic Ottoman-era Ulu Cami mosque in the center of Bursa province damaging nearby cafes and shops.
CNN Turk reported that the bomber detonated herself shortly after a local funeral and afternoon prayers when the area was busy.
This has been the fifth suicide attack on an urban area in Turkey since the start of 2016 following two attacks in Ankara and two in Istanbul.
Nobody has yet claimed responsibility for the attack which comes a mere day after the United States warned its citizens of the dangers of terrorist attacks in Turkey.
"The U.S. Embassy in Ankara informs U.S. citizens that the U.S. Government continues to receive credible indications that terrorist groups are seeking opportunities to attack popular tourist destinations throughout Turkey,” read a statement released by the US embassy in Ankara late on Tuesday.
"The U.S. Embassy reminds U.S. citizens that foreign tourists in Turkey have been explicitly targeted by terrorist organizations, and advises U.S. citizens to be mindful of the potential for danger in crowded public areas and at popular tourist destinations," the statement added.