Pakistan condemns terrorist attack in Turkey
Xinhua, July 20, 2015 Adjust font size:
Pakistan has condemned a suicide bombing at a rally Monday in Turkey which left at least 27 people dead and 100 others wounded. "We condemn in the strongest terms the terrorist attack that took place in Suruc, Sanliurfa Province of Turkey, today, in which so many precious lives have been lost. There are reports of scores of others having been injured. Our thoughts and prayers are with the bereaved families," the Foreign Ministry said Monday.
A Foreign Ministry statement said Pakistan reiterates its condemnation of terrorism in all forms and manifestations. "We extend our heartfelt sympathies and condolences to the brotherly people and government of Turkey and pray for the speediest recovery of those wounded in this abhorrent attack," it said.
The suicide bombing hit on Monday morning the garden of Amara Cultural Center of Suruc district in Turkey's Sanliurfa province, near the Syrian town of Kobane, also known as Ayn al-Arab. Endi