5 suspects detain in Bulgaria in connection with Istanbul bombing

Police in Bulgaria have detained five people in connection with the bombing that killed six people in Turkey’s largest city last weekend, the Bulgarian prosecution service said Saturday.

The detained individuals were charged with helping one of the people who carried out the Nov. 13 bombing on a busy Istanbul street, Siika Mileva, a spokesperson for Bulgaria’s chief prosecutor, said.

They are accused of providing “logistical assistance” to help the person flee, but Mileva did not say whether that suspect remained at large.

The nationalities and identities of the people held in Bulgaria were not given.