His Highness Amir Condoles Blast Toll In Turkey

12 December 2016 Kuwait

His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Sunday sent a cable of condolences to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over the terrorist blasts that targeted Turkish security forces in the vicinity of Besiktas Stadium in Istanbul.

In his cable, His Highness the Amir prayed for the dead and wished swift recovery to those injured in the attack. His Highness the Amir stressed Kuwait’s strong condemnation of such a criminal act that targeted innocent people and violated all heavenly religions and human values, voicing support to all measures taken by Turkey to respond to such terrorist acts that aim to undermine its security and stability.

His Highness the Amir also reiterated Kuwait’s rejection of all forms and manifestations of terrorism, while backing the international community’s fight against terrorism. His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah also sent the Turkish president similar condolence cables.

Turkey declared a national day of mourning, launched a full investigation and paid tribute to the dead Sunday after two bombings in Istanbul killed 38 people and wounded 155 others near a soccer stadium. The attack was claimed by a Turkey-based Kurdish militant group.

In a statement posted on its website, the Kurdistan Freedom Falcons, or TAK, said two of its members had sacrificed their lives in the Saturday night attack that targeted security forces outside a stadium shortly after the conclusion of a soccer match. “Two of our comrades were heroically martyred in the attack,” the statement read. It said the attack was reprisal for state violence in the southeast and the ongoing imprisonment of Abdullah Ocalan, the leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK.

TAK is considered by authorities as a PKK offshoot. The attack seemed to corroborate the official version of events although it gave a higher toll for the dead and wounded. The twin car-and-suicide bombings Saturday night near KUWAIT CITY, Dec 11, (Agencies): His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Sunday sent a cable of condolences to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over the terrorist blasts that targeted Turkish security forces in the vicinity of Besiktas Stadium in Istanbul.

In his cable, His Highness the Amir prayed for the dead and wished swift recovery to those injured in the attack. His Highness the Amir stressed Kuwait’s strong condemnation of such a criminal act that targeted innocent people and violated all heavenly religions and human values, voicing support to all measures taken by Turkey to respond to such terrorist acts that aim to undermine its security and stability.

His Highness the Amir also reiterated Kuwait’s rejection of all forms and manifestations of terrorism, while backing the international community’s fight against terrorism. His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah also sent the Turkish president similar condolence cables.  Turkey declared a national day of mourning, launched a full investigation and paid tribute to the dead Sunday after two bombings in Istanbul killed 38 people and wounded 155 others near a soccer stadium. The attack was claimed by a Turkey-based Kurdish militant group.

In a statement posted on its website, the Kurdistan Freedom Falcons, or TAK, said two of its members had sacrificed their lives in the Saturday night attack that targeted security forces outside a stadium shortly after the conclusion of a soccer match. “Two of our comrades were heroically martyred in the attack,” the statement read. It said the attack was reprisal for state violence in the southeast and the ongoing imprisonment of Abdullah Ocalan, the leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK.  TAK is considered by authorities as a PKK offshoot. The attack seemed to corroborate the official version of events although it gave a higher toll for the dead and wounded. The twin car-and-suicide bombings Saturday night near and how it was executed,” Soylu said, declining to disclose details for fear of compromising the investigation.

In a furious address Sunday at a funeral for the slain police officers, Soylu slammed Kurdish rebels and their allies in the West, referring to the PKK as “animals.” “Have you accomplished anything beyond being the servants, pawns and hit men of certain dark forces, of your dark Western partners?” he asked. The PKK has waged a decadeslong insurgency against the Turkish state, a battle that has resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands of citizens. Turkish officials frequently accuse the West of directly and indirectly supporting the Kurdish insurgency and of interfering in Ankara’s fight against terrorism.

Erdogan vowed his country would fight “the curse of terrorism till the end” after paying a visit to some of the wounded at Haseki Hospital in Istanbul. Surrounded by a crowd chanting his name and “God is great!”, Erdogan vowed that the perpetrators would be found and forced to “pay an even heavier price.” Hundreds of flag-carrying demonstrators marched Sunday along Istanbul’s coastline toward the stadium at the heart of the blast area. Flags flew at half-staff across the country and at Turkey’s foreign missions. Passers-by placed flowers on barriers surrounding the soccer stadium. The first and larger explosion took place about 10:30 pm Saturday after the home team Besiktas beat visitor Bursaspor 2-1 in the Turkish Super League. Erdogan said the timing of the attack aimed to maximize the loss of life but most fans had left before the explosions.

Soylu said the first explosion was caused by a passing vehicle that detonated in an area where police special forces were located at the stadium exit. A riot police bus appears to have been the target. Moment later, a person who had been stopped in nearby Macka Park committed suicide by triggering explosives, according to the minister. Soylu said 136 people remained hospitalized Sunday after the attack, including 14 in intensive care.

 

SOURCE : ARABTIMES

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