(VOVworld) - Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said on Monday that Turkey will continue its operations against terrorists in Syria despite an attack on the Reina nightclub in Istanbul that claimed 39 lives.
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Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus speaks at a press briefing in Ankara on January 2
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Mr. Kurtulmus told reporters the attack was a message about Turkey’s cross-border operations, particularly all the Euphrates Shield, the mission name of Turkey's campaign inside Syria. He said Turkey will carry on those operations with determination.
The Deputy Prime Minister said 8 suspects in the nightclub shooting have been arrested.
The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack, which it said, was in response to Turkey’s military intervention in Syria.