Woman detained in south Turkey planned suicide bomb

ISTANBUL, May 23 (Reuters) A woman who was detained today in the southern Turkish city of Adana had planned to carry out a suicide attack, Adana Governor Ilhan Atis told state-run news agency Anatolian.

Atis said the woman was seized while trying to escape in a car. She had 11.3 kg (25 lb) of explosive, two hand bombs and 12 detonators in her bag, he said. Another man was also detained.

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