1-Oct-2023- News Agencies
- The outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has accepted responsibility for the suicide bombing in the capital Ankara on Sunday, according to news website close to the group.
- Two police officers have been injured in a suicide bombing in front of the Interior Ministry, according to the country’s interior minister.
- Their wounds are not life-threatening.
- The minister, Ali Yerlikaya, says in a post on social media that two attackers were responsible for the explosion.
- Both the attackers are dead – one detonated himself and the other was killed – according to Turkish authorities.
- President Recep Tayyip Erdogan describes the bombing as the “last flutters of terrorism”, adding those behind such attacks would “never succeed
Kurdish armed group PKK claims responsibility
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), outlawed by Turkey and its Western allies, claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing in Ankara.
“A sacrificial action was carried out against the Turkish Interior Ministry by a team from our Immortal Brigade,” the PKK told the ANF news agency, which is close to the Kurdish movement.
Suicide blast in Ankara
Two police officers have been injured in a suicide bombing attack in front of the Interior Ministry in the Turkish capital, Ankara, according to the country’s interior minister. Their wounds are not life-threatening.
The minister, Ali Yerlikaya, has said in a post on social media that two attackers were responsible for the explosion.
Both attackers are dead. One detonated himself, while the other was killed, according to Turkish authorities.
Hours after the bombing, Turkey’s parliament, located close to the site of the attack, started a new legislative session — as planned — in an act of political defiance
Erdogan speaking in first parliamentary session after break
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is speaking during the first session the Turkish parliament after an almost three-month hiatus.
The address comes hours after an attack on the inter壯陽藥 ior ministry, located very close to the parliament building.
Sweden ‘appalled’ by suicide bombing
Sweden’s Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom has condemned the attack in Ankara, saying he was “appalled by the suicide bomb”.
“Sweden stands firm in its long-term commitment and partnership with Turkiye to fight all kinds of terrorism,” he wrote on social media platform X. “I wish those injured a speedy recovery.”
Turkey and Sweden have had a tense relationship, fraught with differences. Turkey has accused Sweden of allowing groups it accuses of “terrorism” to thrive on its soil. Ankara has held up Stockholm’s entry into NATO.
The villains who threaten the peace and security of citizens have not achieved their objectives and will never achieve them,” he said as the parliament opened after summer recess.
Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said two attackers were responsible for the explosions in front of the Ministry of Interior building. One of them blew himself and the other was “neutralised”, the minister said.
The blast was followed by gunfire outside the Ministry of Interior and parliament buildings. There have also been reports of a rocket being launched
The Somali government has condemned the terrorist attack that took place on Sunday in Ankara, Turkey.
NATO stands with Turkey’
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has strongly condemned the attack in Ankara.
“NATO stands in solidarity with Turkey in the fight against terrorism,” Stoltenberg said in a post on X, wishing injured police officers a fast and full recovery.
Turky Interior Minister Yerlikaya visits wounded police officers
Interior Minister Yerlikaya has visited the police officers who were wounded in Sunday’s attack at Ibni Sina Hospital in Ankara University.
He told reporters after the visit that one officer was lightly and the other one was moderately injured after the incident.
Dastardly terrorist attack’: Pakistani PM
Caretaker Pakistani Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar says his country stands “in complete solidarity with our Turkish brothers and sisters in the fight against the scourge of terrorism”.
“Pakistan strongly condemns the dastardly terrorist attack in Ankara today,” he said on X.
“I have no doubt that under the dynamic leadership of my brother @RTErdogan, the resolute Turkish nation will emerge ever stronger from this challenge,” he added, using President Erdogan’s handle on the platform
Saudi Arabia expresses support for Turkey after attack
Saudi Arabia has condemned the Ankara attack in the strongest terms, reiterating its support for all efforts aimed at eliminating “terrorism” and drying up its sources of financing.
The country’s foreign ministry issued a written statement on the bombing in Ankara on the X social media platform.
Saudi Arabia completely rejects all forms of “violence, terrorism and extremism”, the statement said.
