KABUL: (MEP) Iran has slammed a deadly explosion in the Turkish capital, Ankara, which claimed the lives of 28 people and wounded over 60 others.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Hossein Jaberi-Ansari expressed sympathy with the Turkish government and nation and offered condolences to the families of the victims.
The car bomb blast occurred near the armed forces’ headquarters in central Ankara on Wednesday.
Jaberi-Ansari said the incident once again underlined the need to fight terrorism as a global threat.
Following the incident, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed revenge against those responsible for the blast.