Erdogan said the determination to continue the fight against terrorism – RBC

The terrorist attacks only strengthened Turkey’s determination in the fight against terrorism, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The text of the statement published on the official website of the President.

«These attacks threaten the unity and cohesion of our people. But our goal is not to give up the fight against terrorism, our determination will only increase, “- said Erdogan, for the first time commented on the terrorist attack in Ankara

He said that Turkey will never give up the right to defend themselves.. The head of state also said that terrorist organizations attacking civilians, because they lose their power against the country’s security forces. Erdogan said that Turkey has become a target for terrorists because of the instability in the region in recent years.

The explosion in Kazylay district in Ankara took place the evening of March 13th. The attack killed 34 people, injured another 125. Now they are in the city hospitals, the state of 19 of them is serious. According to preliminary data, the car filled with explosives rammed into a bus. Senior Turkish security officer previously told the agency to Reuters, the explosion could arrange a suicide bomber, who was in the car.

A source in the law enforcement agencies of Turkey spoke to Reuters, that the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) might be behind what had happened or related with her group. However, so far no group has claimed responsibility for the incident.

The US State Department strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Ankara. In a statement, the spokesperson of the State Department spokesman John Kirby pointed out that the United States “confirms the close cooperation with our NATO ally Turkey in the fight against the common threat of terrorism».

Russian President Vladimir Putin has previously expressed his condolences to the families of those killed and injured and condemned the terrorist attack in the Turkish capital.

in the last months of this explosion was the second major terrorist attack in Turkey. February 17 a car bomb exploded near a bus service Turkish Defense Ministry in the area where the building of military facilities and dormitories for the military. Then killed 28 people, more than 60 were injured.

The responsibility for the blast in Ankara took over the group “Free Kurdistan Hawks» (TAK). The organization said that the bombing is retaliation Erdogan for his policies and, in particular, for the situation in Cizre in the south-east of Turkey. At the same time members of the so Ankara threatened new attacks.