Georgian Leaders Condemn Ataturk Airport Attack
Georgian leadership has condemned a gun and bomb attack on Istanbul’s Ataturk international airport which has killed 36 people and injured more than 140 others.
“It is with great regret that I learned of the explosions at Istanbul Ataturk Airport that has claimed lives and wounded many. I am appalled at this insidious act aimed against innocent people. The world must come together to put an end to this brutality,” PM Giorgi Kvirikashvili said in a statement. “During this time of grief, our thoughts and prayers are with the Turkish people and the Government of Turkey.”
President Giorgi Margvelashvili said in a statement: “I am appalled by terrorist act at the Istanbul Ataturk Airport. During this time of grief, our thoughts are with families of the victims; we express our firm support to the Turkish government and people in fight against terrorism.”
Georgia’s Defense Minister, Tina Khidasheli, tweeted:
we stand by turkish people and government in this difficult moment. unity of the world should give an end to terrorism. #Istanbul # turkey
— Tina Khidasheli (@tinakhidasheli) June 29, 2016
Foreign Minister, Mikheil Janelidze, tweeted:
I’m shocked by the terrorist attacks in #Istanbul! I express my deepest condolences and sympathy to the families of victims!
— Mikheil Janelidze (@JanelidzeMkh) June 28, 2016
One of the leaders of the UNM opposition party, MP Davit Bakradze, tweeted:
Shoked and saddened by horrible terrorist attacks in #Istanbul. My thoughts are with victims and their families. We must stop terrorism!
— David Bakradze (@DatoBakradze) June 28, 2016
Flights to and from Istanbul are among the busiest at the Tbilisi International Airport; several of those overnight flights were canceled after the attack at the Ataturk Airport late on Tuesday evening.
