White House condemns "heinous" Turkey attack

Published July 21st, 2015 - 06:00 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

The White House has condemned what it called a "heinous terror attack" in Turkey which left 30 people dead.

The victims, mostly young students, had gathered in the mostly-Kurdish town of Suruc to make a statement to the local media regarding a trip they were planning to help rebuild the ravaged city of Kobani, Syria.

Two Turkish officials have told Reuters the evidence they have suggests the attack was a suicide bombing carried out by Islamic State.

"We express our solidarity with the Turkish government and the Turkish people and reaffirm our undeterred resolve to the fight against the shared threat of terrorism." - said Josh Earnest, a White House spokesman.

 

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