A male suicide bomber with links to the PKK terrorist organization carried out the attack that killed six people and injured 91 others in front of Anafartalar shopping mall in Ulus neighborhood of Ankara, the governor disclosed on Wednesday.

While the governor was speaking to reporters security forces captured a woman in Adana suspected as potential suicide bomber.

Governor Kemal Onal identified the suicide attacker in Ankara as 28-year-old Guven Akkus, and said the type of the attack was similar to those carried out by PKK terrorists.

Holding a news conference after attending an emergency meeting to discuss new security measures at the Prime Ministry Office, Onal said, "Security forces collected three truckloads of evidence at the scene of the attack.

Onal said, Akkus' body was blown to pieces in the blast Tuesday at a bus stop in front of a busy shopping mall, and the nature of his injuries made clear he was not a victim. Noting that forensic teams identified the attacker through two fingers found at the site, he said "During criminal examinations, remains of a person except for those who were killed or injured in the explosion, were identified. DNA and fingerprint analyses showed that those parts belonged to a man who had two separate criminal records and spent two years in prison for hanging illegal posters, resisting police and being member of an illegal organization. The suicide bomber was identified as Guven Akkus, who was born in 1979. Further analyses on his clothes unveiled that he detonated the plastic explosives wrapped on his body."

"The type of the explosives and equipment used is similar to those used by the separatist group," PKK, Onal said. "This heinous attack staged during evening rush hour outside one of the oldest shopping centers in the commercial neighborhood of Ulus proved once again that terrorism is a crime against humanity and it cannot have any legitimate target."

"Our only consolation is that the responsible of such a complicated attack was identified by the Turkish police in a short period of time. Those who are behind this brutal act will never reach their targets as a result of the will of our nation and the determination of our state and government," he said.

When asked, "there was a reception at the Anatolian Civilizations Museum to mark the opening of the International Defense Industry Fair (IDEF-2007). Did the attack target the chief of the General Staff or the area?" Onal said, "when we get tangible results, we will share them with you."

He also offered his condolences to those who lost their lives in the attack, adding that the Prime Ministry Office would compensate for the losses of shop owners who were victims of the bombing..

Asked whether Akkus, the suicide bomber, was a member of any organization, Onal said that they could not find out such a link and it was not clear if Akkus was affiliated with the PKK.

The PKK is considered a terrorist group by Turkey, the US and the European Union. Violence is much lower than it was in the 1980s and 1990s, but clashes have increased in recent months as the PKK terrorists cross into Turkey from hideouts in the mountains. Turkey has been pressing the United States and Iraq to crack down on the group in northern Iraq.

Earlier Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul chaired an emergency meeting as the head of the supreme anti-terrorism council to discuss new security measures.

State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullatif Sener, State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Ali Sahin, Interior Minister Osman Gunes, National Intelligence Organization (MIT) Undersecretary Emre Taner, Head of Turkish Police Dept. Oguz Kagan Koksal, Ankara Mayor Kemal Onal and Ankara Police Chief Ercument Yilmaz attended the meting.

Deputy Chief of General Staff Gen. Ergin Saygun and Commander of Gendarmerie Gen. Isik Kosaner also attended the meeting held in Prime Minister's Office to assess measures for countering terrorism.

Earlier, Chief of Staff General Yasar Buyukanit commenting on the attack said "We have to focus on those who are behind this terrorist organization. We have to look at those who feed terrorist organizations. I will not say another word."

Following his visit to injured people in Ankara's Hacettepe Hospital, Buyukanit told reporters that the incident shook him, noting that he thought it was not a common crime when he saw the scene of the explosion.

"It was a blast caused by an organized terrorist organization," he said.

Asked about the goal of the terrorist organization, Buyukanit said "you may expect it in all metropolises. I am not saying that it will occur, but they may attempt these kind of things."

Meanwhile, police launched a nationwide security sweep and said they detained two men possessing 5 kilograms (11 pounds) of explosives in the southern city of Adana. Their affiliation was not immediately clear.

Gov. Ilhan Atis of Adana said a woman was caught while planning a suicide attack based on the initial interrogation of the suspects. The affiliation of the suspects were not immediately clear.

Police also reported that a bomb that went off in the Bornova township of Izmir killing one person and wounding 15 was caused by a A-4 plastic explosive which was also used in the Ankara bombing.