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Pakistan PM condemns Istanbul airport blasts

Xinhua, June 29, 2016 Adjust font size:

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Wednesday condemned terrorist attacks at the Istanbul airport and expressed solidarity with the people and Turkish government.

At least 36 people were killed and many others injured in explosions that hit the Ataturk Airport in Istanbul on Tuesday evening, forcing the suspension of all flights.

"Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has strongly condemned the suicide blasts at Ataturk airport in Istanbul in which several innocent people have been killed," the PM's office said in a statement.

The prime minister has extended his heartfelt condolences for the government and people of Turkey on the loss of precious lives.

While expressing solidarity with the people of Turkey, Prime Minister Sharif has condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, the statement said.

Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said in Ankara that three terrorists opened fire at random and then blew themselves up at the airport. Endit