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Brazil condemns terrorist attack in Istanbul

Xinhua, June 29, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Brazilian government on Tuesday condemned the terrorist attack at an airport in Istanbul, Turkey, which killed at least 36 people.

"The Brazilian government expresses its firm condemnation of the attacks which made dozens of victims at the Ataturk airport," a governmental statement said, adding that Brazil denounces any form of terrorism.

According to the Brazilian Foreign Ministry, no Brazilian nationals were found among the victims so far.

On Tuesday night local time, suicide bombers opened fire at random at the airport and then blew themselves up, leaving at least 36 dead and more than 100 injured. So far, no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.

The security situation in Turkey has deteriorated over the past year. A number of bomb attacks have hit Istanbul, the Turkish capital of Ankara and other cities.

The latest attack that hit Istanbul occurred on June 7, in which a car bomb targeted a riot police shuttle bus, killing 11 people. Endi