Ankara bomber identified as Syrian- NTV

(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) ISTANBUL Feb 18 (KUNA) -- Turkish authorities have identified culprit of Wednesday's bombing attack that rocked the heart of Ankara claiming 28 deaths the NTV media network reported on Thursday.As a result of examining corpse of the bomber namely his fingers' prints experts have determined that he is a Syrian named Saleh Najjar who has entered the country among waves of incoming refugees NTV said.The attack was carried out with a four-wheel Cherokee packed with explosives and bearing a fake plate number. The vehicle is registered by the transport authorities in Istanbul and has been stolen from its original owner.NTV quoted unidentified witnesses as saying the bomber and an accomplice had driven the car in the direction of a convoy boarding civil servants and military personnel at a roundabout in Ankara's center. They set it off when coming close to it causing a fiery blast dug a two-meter deep crater in the street.Ankara witnessed last year an identical attack that claimed more than 100 lives. (end) ta.rk