Turkey condemns terrorist attack on Burkina Faso church

ANKARA

Turkey on Tuesday condemned a terrorist attack on a church in Burkina Faso that left at least 14 people dead.

"We are deeply saddened by the news that 14 people have lost their lives in a terrorist attack against a Protestant Church in Hantoukoura, in the north of the country, a village near to the Burkina Faso and Nigerian border," the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

"We strongly condemn this terrorist attack. We extend our condolences to the Government and people of Burkina Faso, and to the relatives of those who lost their lives," it added.