Israel, Turkey condemn Sukma attack
April 26, 2017  00:45
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Turkey and Israel on Tuesday condemned the deadly Naxalite attack in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district in which 25 Central Reserve Police Force personnel were killed.

'We condemn this heinous terrorist attack. We convey our condolences to the friendly people and Government of India and wish a speedy recovery those wounded,' the Turkish foreign ministry said in a statement.

Israel emphasised on deepening cooperation with India to combat terrorism, as it conveyed condolences to the Indian government.

Daniel Carmon, Israel's envoy to India, said there is a 'new battlefield, an asymmetric warfare' which the security forces have to face.

"Terrorism is one of the challenges India and Israel face. It is an opportunity to reconvene our condolences to what happened in Chhattisgarh, but there are different facets to this.

"Every life lost due to the terrible attacks by terrorists is really very, very sad and also brings us to be more engaged in fighting terrorism," Carmon said, adding that the two countries signed an agreement on Homeland Security and Anti-Terrorism agreement in 2014. -- PTI
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