Turkey Condemns Terrorist Actions In Chechnya

ANKARA - Turkey on Wednesday condemned suicide bombings which were staged in Chechnya on May 12 and today.
Releasing a written statement, Foreign Ministry emphasized that Turkey was deeply sorry about killing of more than 50 people, including women and children, and many people's getting injured in Znamenskoye.
According to statement, Turkey was also sorry to learn that another terrorist attack killed 20 people in Iliskhan-Yurt in Gudermes region of Chechnya on Wednesday.
''As it has always been expressed, Turkey harshly condemns every kind of terrorist actions regardless what its aim is and by whom it is staged,'' emphasized the statement. Turkey offered its condolences to the families of dead people and wished rapid recovery for the injured people.
(GC-AY) 14.05.2003