Several incendiary devices have been found in front of an office of the opposition parties HDP (Peoples’ Democratic Party) and Green Left Party in the southern Turkish city of Adana. An unidentified woman placed three bottles with a flammable liquid in front of the office on Sunday morning, said HDP politician Mehmet Karakış. The police suspect methylated spirits, but a precise analysis is still pending. The incendiary devices did not ignite, so no fire broke out.

The attempted attack occurred at a residential and commercial building in the central Seyhan district, where the provincial branches of the HDP and Green Left Party operate a joint office. According to Karakış, who is co-chair of the HDP organization in Adana, the alleged perpetrator attempted to gain access to the branch by ringing the doorbell at around 10:30 am. As the woman was unknown to the staff member present, he did not open the door to her. Before she left the building after about a quarter of an hour, she left three bottles with an unknown substance in front of the entrance door. The employee then informed the police.

The criminal investigation department secured traces and is now having the substance examined. According to the HDP and Green Left Party, as well as the police, it is not yet known who the perpetrator could be. However, footage from a surveillance camera shows the woman. Meanwhile, the party office is in regular operation. A long-planned event is taking place there this afternoon. It is the same HDP office that was the target of an attack by ISIS on 18 May 2015, which injured seven people.