Turkey Harshly Condemns Suicide Bombings In Israel

ANKARA - Turkey harshly condemned suicide bombings targeting civilians in Israel and offered condolences to Israeli government and people.
Releasing a statement on Tuesday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs recalled that two people died and many people were injured due to two separate suicide bombings which were staged in Israel on Tuesday morning.
The Ministry said that the mentioned suicide bombings which were staged after long time and in a period when hopes on peace started to reappear in the region left no doubt that terrorists aimed to make peace process fail.
Foreign Ministry added that Turkey believed that the sides' carrying on their efforts for lasting peace with determination was very important.
(EÖ-UK) 12.08.2003