Turkey- World condemns Ankara attack
Date
3/14/2016 4:55:24 AM
(MENAFN- The Journal Of Turkish Weekly) >Several countries including the United States the United Kingdom and Russia have condemned a suicide bomb attack inAnkarathat claimed at least 37 lives.
U.S. State Department Spokesman John Kirby conveyed condolences to the families of those killed on March 13 and wished a quick recovery to the wounded.
“We reaffirm our strong partnership with ourNATOally Turkey in combating the shared threat of terrorism” he said.
U.S. Ambassador to Turkey John Bass said in a tweet that he was “deeply saddened and horrified by the attack in Ankara.”
“We extend our deepest condolences to victims and their families” he said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin also condemned the attack Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said March 13.
“Vladimir Putin condemns the brutal terrorist attack in Ankara… TheRussianpresident mourns together with all the Turkish people who suffered another terrorist attack in connection with numerous human victims” Peskov told reporters.
British Prime MinisterDavid Cameronsaid he was “appalled.”
French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault described it as a “cowardly attack.”
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