11 December 2016, 09:40 GMT
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev offered condolences on Sunday to his Turkish counterpart, Binali Yildirim, over the recent twin blast in Istanbul and called for a severe punishment for those involved.
"There is no excuse to this barbaric crime. The culprits must be severely punished," Medvedev said in a cable to Yildirim, circulated by the government’s press office.
Two bombs exploded near the Vodafone Arena Stadium on Saturday night, killing 38 people, most of them security forces.
The head of the Russian government said his thoughts went out to those bereaved and wished a speedy recovery to the injured.
