| | | | Of the 14 home made bombs the two attackers were carrying when they entered the building only four exploded, Güler said. Two people, including one of the attackers, were killed in the incident, and another six wounded. One of the attackers was captured though seriously wounded.
Güler said the attack could have been even worse that it was, with a number of plastic bottles containing petrol found at the scene.
“One of the terrorists tried to ignite one of the bottled but failed,” Güler said.
Authorities are still investigating the incident, though announced that both attackers were wearing flat jackets.
“The terrorists gave the impression of being members of a religious terrorist group,” Güler said.
However, he denied having identified the dead terrorist involved in the suicide bombing, though the man captured was provisionally named as Abdullah slam.
Güler said that the attack on the restaurant section of the lodge first involved the terrorists spraying bullets around the room and then detonating hand made pipe bombs.
When asked whether there was a possible link to the terrorist group al Qaeda, Güler said that prosecutors from the State Security Court were investigating. | |
