No Filipino casualties so far in Turkey attack, says DFA
DFA spokesman Charles Jose. AP FILE PHOTO
No Filipino was reported injured or killed in the suicide bombing and gun attack at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport on Wednesday.
“Initial report from our embassy in Ankara says there are no Filipinos among the casualties in Istanbul airport bombing,” Charles Jose, Foreign Affairs spokesman, told INQUIRER.net in a text message.
Jose said the Philippine embassy in Turkey continues to monitor the situation.
On Wednesday, at least 36 people were killed and hundreds were injured after the triple suicide bombing and gun attack at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport. Turkey’s Prime Minister Binali Yildirim has tagged the Islamic State to the attack. IDL
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