Turkish Deputy PM: Turkey announces three days of mourning for Gaza victims
by Anadolu Agency
ANKARAJul 21, 2014 - 12:00 am GMT+3
by Anadolu Agency
Jul 21, 2014 12:00 am
Turkey on Monday declared three days of national mourning for the Palestinian victims of Israel's military operation in the Gaza Strip, denouncing the assault as a "massacre".
"We condemn Israel's massacre of the Palestinian people," Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc told reporters in Ankara in televised comments after a cabinet meeting as the Palestinian death toll topped 500.
"In a show of solidarity with the Palestinian people, three days of mourning have been declared starting from tomorrow Tuesday."
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