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Azerbaijan strongly condemns attack in Turkey’s Gaziantep

22 August 2016 10:27 (UTC+04:00)
Azerbaijan strongly condemns attack in Turkey’s Gaziantep

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Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov has sent a letter to his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu in connection with the recent terror attack in Turkey’s Gaziantep city.

Fifty-one people were killed, another 69 were injured, 17 of them are in serious condition as a result of August 20 blast in the city of Gaziantep in southern Turkey. The attack occurred during a wedding celebration.

Azerbaijan as a country suffering from terrorism strongly condemns all its forms and manifestations, as well as the terrorist attack in the Turkish city of Gaziantep, which resulted in numerous casualties, Mammadyarov said in his letter.

In his message, Mammadyarov expressed deep grief and condolences to the families and friends of the victims, the brotherly people of Turkey in connection with the horrific terrorist attack and wished a speedy recovery to the injured.

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