Egypt condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack that took place in front of a courthouse in Istanbul, killing a civilian and injuring several people, according to a statement issued by the Foreign Ministry.
Egypt reiterated its strong condemnation of any terrorist acts that threaten the security and stability of the sisterly Republic of Türkiye, the statement said.
The statement added that Egypt expressed full solidarity with Türkiye in this difficult time and wished the injured a speedy recovery.
A civilian was killed and six others were wounded when leftist terrorist shot at a police checkpoint in front of a courthouse in Istanbul, in what Türkiye called an attempted terrorist attack.
Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said police had killed the two shooters, whom he said were believed to belong to the DHKP-C group.
Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc told reporters 34 people had been detained, without giving further details. He said the three police officers wounded were in a good condition.
The DHKP-C, the Revolutionary People’s Liberation Army-Front, is an outlawed Marxist organisation considered a terrorist organisation by the United States, European Union, and Türkiye.
It has been blamed for a string of attacks and suicide bombings in Türkiye since 1990. Authorities have carried out several operations against the group over the years, detaining and killing dozens of its members.
Footage of the attack shows two shooters firing at the courthouse checkpoint with civilians around. It shows one of the shooters being killed while civilians escaped, and the other was shot dead by police behind a metal gate shortly afterwards.
Discussion about this post