ANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday that the fire in German city of Ludwigshafen, in which nine Turks lost lives, must be fully investigated.
We are in constant contact with German authorities so that the incident in Ludwigshafen is examined thoroughly and to find whether or not the fire was a sabotage, Erdogan told.
Erdogan held a press briefing at Ankara's Esenboga International Airport prior to his departure for Germany on Thursday.
"The completion of an investigation is necessary in Ludwigshafen so as to calm Turks," Erdogan noted.
"We are deeply saddened by incidents such as the one that took place in Ludwigshafen at a time when Germany is making requirements to Turks living in Germany about their integration into the German society," Erdogan also said.