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Bulgaria condemns terror attack in Ankara, no Bulgarians were injured

Photo: IHA via AP, BTA

According to information from the Bulgarian Embassy in Ankara, there are currently no reports of injured Bulgarian citizens in the attack on the complex of the national Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS). 

"We firmly condemn any form of violence or terrorism," the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs wrote on X. The country expressed its deepest condolences to the relatives of the dead and wished the injured speedy recovery." The ministry added that they were deeply shocked by the news of the attack on the headquarters of the aerospace company, BTA reports.

Turkish authorities blamed the attack on the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). The number of dead is five and 22 people were injured.




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