Turkish Interior Minister Soylu criticized the U.S. stance on the terrorist attack in Istanbul without giving details
Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu criticized the U.S. response to an explosion in central Istanbul that killed six people, according to preliminary reports, Anadolu news agency reported.
He believes the insincerity of the so-called allies is obvious.
“I think it is necessary to assess the condolences made by the U.S. today as if the killer would have been one of the first to arrive on the scene, and the reaction to this message will show very clearly. It will be seen in the near future, God willing,” the agency quotes the official as saying.
Soylu expressed the opinion that “the so-called friends are hiding all the terrorists in their own countries, or supporting their territories, which they occupy, or which they rule, they officially send them money from their own senates.
The Minister did not specify what caused Ankara’s displeasure in Washington’s response to the incident.
White House spokeswoman Karin Jean-Pierre earlier said that “the U.S. strongly condemns the act of violence that occurred in Istanbul,” and also sends “deepest condolences to those who lost their loved ones.”
On Sunday afternoon, there was an explosion on the pedestrian tourist street Istiklal in central Istanbul. The death toll, according to Erdogan, was 6. The Istanbul Prosecutor General’s Office has launched an investigation into the incident. The criminal court imposed a ban on broadcasting from the site and on social media. Turkish police soon detained the suspect.
The Turkish authorities regard what happened as a terrorist attack, which, according to preliminary data, was committed by a woman.