Nation Shocked By Murders Of Bible Publishers In Malatya
Assailants yesterday killed three people, including a German citizen, at a publishing house distributing Bibles in the eastern province of Malatya.
Interior Minister Abdulkadir Aksu said, “No matter what the reason is, we hatefully condemn this savagery.” Aksu called the attack an “attempt to deal a blow to the atmosphere of peace, stability, and tolerance.”
The initial official statement concerning the attack came from Malatya Governor H. Ibrahim Dasoz, who said both the judiciary and the police were working on the case.
In related news, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan called the attack in Malatya “savagery,” adding that some were caught as suspects but the real murderers were trying to be found.
Stressing that a German citizen was also killed in the attack, Erdogan said that this expanded the aspects of the event. The premier added that all efforts aimed at finding the murderers as soon as possible.
