BRUSSELS - The European Commission condemned the attacks on Cumhuriyet newspaper.
Releasing a statement, the Commission strongly condemned attacks on a press organ, and expressed hope that the assailants would be brought to court soon.
The Commission stated that the attacks, regardless of their target, cannot be accepted in democracies; and there is no place for terrorism in Europe.
Unidentified persons hurled hand grenades at Turkish Cumhuriyet newspaper for three times in a week.