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The Latest: 1 person detained over Istanbul suicide attack

A municipality worker cleans the pavement at the site of Tuesday's explosion in the historic Sultanahmet district in Istanbul, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016.  A suicide bomber detonated a bomb in the heart of Istanbul's historic district on Tuesday morning, killing 10 foreigners — most of them German tourists — and wounding at number of other people in the latest in a string of attacks by Islamic extremists targeting Westerners.  (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
A municipality worker cleans the pavement at the site of Tuesday's explosion in the historic Sultanahmet district in Istanbul, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016. A suicide bomber detonated a bomb in the heart of Istanbul's historic district on Tuesday morning, killing 10 foreigners — most of them German tourists — and wounding at number of other people in the latest in a string of attacks by Islamic extremists targeting Westerners. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis) A municipality worker cleans the pavement at the site of Tuesday's explosion in the historic Sultanahmet district in Istanbul, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016. A suicide bomber detonated a bomb in the heart of Istanbul's historic district on Tuesday morning, killing 10 foreigners — most of them German tourists — and wounding at number of other people in the latest in a string of attacks by Islamic extremists targeting Westerners. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

ISTANBUL (AP) – The latest on the investigation into the explosion in the historic center of Istanbul. All times local.

12:30 p.m.

Turkey’s interior minister says one person has been detained in connection with the suicide bombing in Istanbul which killed 10 foreigners, most of them German tourists.

Efkan Ala said during a news conference with his German counterpart that the suspect was detained late Tuesday. He didn’t provide further details.

Turkish media reports said police had raided a home in an affluent neighborhood of Istanbul, detaining one woman suspected of having links to the Islamic State group.