Iran condemns terrorist bombings in Turkey

EghtesadOnline: Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi on Thursday condemned terrorist bomb attacks in two Turkish cities of Van and Elazig which resulted in the death and injury of a number of people.

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18 August 2016

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman expressed sympathy with the Turkish government and nation and offered condolences to the families of the victims, reports IRNA.

Any type of using force, act of violence and terrorist action anywhere is condemned and it is a crime against humanity, Qassemi said.

He said that dirty hands have intensified desperate actions to destabilize the region particularly the Islamic states.

Governments and people of the region should be vigilant towards such inhumane actions, Qassemi added.

He said that terrorist actions will not help their perpetrators to achieve their ends and it will only strengthen solidarity among people against terrorism.

On Wednesday night and Thursday morning, two big car bombs hit police stations in separate cities in Turkey, killing six people and wounding at least 219 others.

The first attack targeted a police station in the eastern city of Van, killing one police officer and two civilians. Some 73 people were hurt.

Hours later, a police station in Elazig was hit, killing at least three police officers and wounding 146 people.