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Condemning Terrorist Attacks in Turkey
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
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Condemning Terrorist Attacks in Turkey, Secretary-General Seeks Swift Justice for Perpetrators. The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. The Secretary-General condemns today´s series of terrorist attacks.
including on the security forces, both in Istanbul and in the south-east provinces, as well as on the United States´ Consulate in Istanbul. He is greatly concerned by the violence. The Secretary-General expresses his deepest sympathies with the victims of today´s acts, as well as with the Government and people of Turkey. He hopes that the perpetrators of the attacks will be swiftly brought to justice.
News reported events in Turkey:
The far-leftist Revolutionary People's Liberation Army-Front (DHKP/C) claimed responsibility for the attack on the US consulate. One of the assailants, a female who was wounded during the shoot-out with police, was later captured nearby. The second attacker, also a woman, escaped from the area.
In 2013, the DHKP/C claimed responsibility for an attack on the US embassy in the capital, Ankara, that killed a Turkish security guard.
"The group is known for its anti-American and anti-US stance," Lale Sariibrahimoglu, a military analyst, said.
Source: United Nations Press Office | Aljazeera.
The far-leftist Revolutionary People's Liberation Army-Front (DHKP/C) claimed responsibility for the attack on the US consulate. One of the assailants, a female who was wounded during the shoot-out with police, was later captured nearby. The second attacker, also a woman, escaped from the area.
In 2013, the DHKP/C claimed responsibility for an attack on the US embassy in the capital, Ankara, that killed a Turkish security guard.
"The group is known for its anti-American and anti-US stance," Lale Sariibrahimoglu, a military analyst, said.
Source: United Nations Press Office | Aljazeera.
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