COPENHAGEN, 7 June 2016 – Following today’s car bombing in a central tourist district in Istanbul, killing 11 and wounding dozens, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ilkka Kanerva (MP, Finland) issued the following statement:

“It is with a heavy heart that I once again express my strongest condemnation of yet another terrorist attack in Turkey, this time a car bombing claiming the lives of at least 11 people in Istanbul. There is no justification for this sort of indiscriminate violence, which is becoming all too common, and I hope that the perpetrators are brought swiftly to justice.

“The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly stands together with our friends in Turkey as they deal with this horrific crime, and our condolences go out to the victims and their families. We must all redouble our efforts to eliminate the scourge of terrorism from all of our countries.”