Turkish authorities have so far detained seven people and are searching for another five in relation to the car bomb attack on a bus that killed 13 soldiers in the central city of Kayseri on Thursday, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said.
"We have 13 martyrs. We have 56 wounded, 12 of whom are in intensive care and 4 of whom are in critical condition. There are currently seven suspects in custody," said Soylu.
The car bomb detonated next to the public bus at a red light.
The white-colored light commercial vehicle that exploded was stolen on Friday from Şanlıurfa in south-eastern Turkey.
The suicide bomber was a male who loaded the explosives into the car and traveled via the Malatya-Kayseri highway, passing through the Pınarbaşı district at 23.30 yesterday towards the city center.