ADANA, Turkey
A suspect accused of attacking a parliamentary candidate of the main Turkish opposition party in southern Adana province has been detained, police sources said Wednesday.
Elif Dogan Turkmen, a candidate for the Republican People's Party (CHP), was injured in a gun attack Tuesday.
Police captured the suspect, Ali Fuat E., from Seyhan district’s Yesiloba neighborhood in Adana along with the alleged weapon used in the incident, the sources added.
The suspect was being held at the local police headquarters for interrogation after undergoing a medical examination.
Adana Governor Mustafa Buyuk said Tuesday that the 53-year old Turkmen was on her way to a breakfast event in the Cukurova district when she was shot.
"Elif Dogan Turkmen was shot in the knees, but her life is not at risk," the governor had said.
Turkey is scheduled to hold general elections on June 7.
