1st LD Writethru: UN Security Council condemns deadly terrorist attack in Turkey

The UN Security Council on Wednesday condemned "in the strongest terms" the terrorist attack of July 20 in Suruc, Turkey, which killed at least 31 and injured over 100 people, said a press statement of the council.

The members of the Security Council extended their condolences to the families of the victims and their sympathy to all those injured in this heinous attack, as well as to the people and the government of Turkey who lost its citizens in this attack, said the statement.

The members of the Security Council wished a speedy recovery to those injured, and underlined the need to bring perpetrators of these reprehensible acts of terrorism to justice, it said.

The council reaffirmed the need to combat by all means, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts, and that any acts of terrorism are criminal and unjustifiable, regardless of their motivation, wherever, whenever and by whomsoever committed.

An apparent suicide bombing ripped through a rally on Monday in the Amara Cultural Park of Suruc, a predominantly Kurdish town located on the Turkish border with Syria.

According to local media, DNA evidence suggests that a 20-year- old Turkish Kurd whose ID card was found at the scene carried out the bombing. The attacker, named by local media as Seyh Abdurrahman Alagoz, reportedly had links to Islamic State (IS) militants. Endite