China strongly condemns Istanbul blasts ( 2003-11-21 10:20) (Xinhua)
China strongly condemns the bomb attacks that rocked Turkey's largest city of
Istanbul Thursday morning, according to Foreign Ministry Spokesman Liu Jianchao.
China believes that terrorism is a common threat to the human society and the
international community should strengthen cooperation to jointly crack down on
terrorist activities, Liu said when answering questions from the press.
The explosions in Istanbul Thursday incurred great casualties and losses of
assets. It was reported that the death toll had risen to 26 by Thursday
evening.
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