Twenty-eight people were killed in a suicide attack in the Turkish town of Suruc near the border with Syria, officials say.
“A terrorist attack took place in the town of Suruc in Sanliurfa today (Monday) around 12 pm local time (0900 GMT),” the interior ministry says in a statement.
An official in the prime minister’s office says 28 people were killed and nearly 100 injured.
“It is a suicide attack,” the official tells AFP speaking on condition of anonymity.
The interior ministry condemns the attack and vows that the perpetrators will be found as soon as possible and brought to justice.
“We are calling on everyone to show common sense in the face of this terrorist attack targeting our country’s unity,” the interior ministry says.
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will send three ministers — Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus, Interior Minister Sebahattin Ozturk and Labor Minister Faruk Celik– to the region, his office announces.
— AFP
The scene after an explosion in the town of Suruc in Sanliurfa, on July 20, 2015, not far from the Syrian border. (AFP/Dicle news agency)
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