An alleged suspect accused to have had a leading role in Reyhanlı attacks, has been taken into custody on Thursday. The suspect is claimed to have bought the two minibuses used in the explosions, loaded with explosives.

The Governor of Hatay is expected to make a statement on the arrest of the alleged suspect by officers of the anti-terror branch of Hatay Police Headquarters.

On the other hand, four people who have been detained for alleged ties with the attacks have been taken to a court in Adana on Thursday.

Eight suspects had been referred from Hatay to Adana the day before and among them four were remanded in custody, while four others were released by a court in Adana. Twelve people have been detained so far  in the investigation into the attack, which killed at least 51 people.