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Erdoğan: Necessary steps taken to catch perpetrators of church attack

In regards to the incident at an Italian Catholic church in Istanbul on Sunday that resulted in one fatality, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan conveyed his condolences and assured that appropriate measures have been taken to bring those responsible to justice.

AFP WORLD
Published January 28,2024
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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan expressed condolences over the attack in an Italian Catholic church in Istanbul on Sunday that left one man dead, and said "necessary steps" were taken to hunt down killers.

Erdoğan, who spoke on the phone with local officials as well as a priest of the Italian church, said that "necessary steps are being taken to catch the perpetrators as soon as possible".