Rivlin offers condolences to victims of ‘horrific’ Istanbul attack

19 March 2016, 8:31 pm

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President Reuven Rivlin offers condolences to the victims of Saturday’s Istanbul suicide bombing.

“The heart aches for the victims who lost their lives in the horrific terrorist bombing in the heart of Istanbul. We send our condolences to the families in mourning, pray for the well-being of the injured and hope for their swift return to Israel,” he says in a statement.

“More and more innocent people are losing their lives in the shadow of the insatiable terrorism and extremism which plagues the world,” he says. “May the hands of the search and rescue teams be strengthened, along with the representatives of the Foreign Ministry in Israel and in Turkey, in their efforts to bring relief and information to the worried families.”