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3 Turks among dead in Munich shooting: Turkish FM

Mevlut Cavusoglu says Turkey is against every act of terrorism

Servet Günerigök  | 23.07.2016 - Update : 25.07.2016
3 Turks among dead in Munich shooting: Turkish FM MUNICH, GERMANY - JULY 23 : People lay flowers at makeshift memorial site near the Olympia shopping center in Munich, Germany, 23 July 2016, as the area is secured after a shootout on the previous day. According to authorities, at least 10 people died, including the suspect, and 16 were hospitalized after a shooting at the Olympia shopping centre in Munich on 22 July 2016. ( Sebastian Widmann - Anadolu Agency )

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ANKARA

Three Turks are among the dead in Friday's shooting spree at a shopping mall in the southern German city of Munich, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Saturday.

In remarks made during a program aired on the private Turkish channel NTV, Cavusoglu said: "Unfortunately, our three citizens lost their lives. Citizens of the Republic of Turkey, our three brothers lost their lives."

He identified the victims as Sevda Dag, born in 1971, Can Leyla (2001) and Selcuk Kilic (2001). "We are in contact with families of those who lost their lives," he added.

The minister said Turkey was against every act of terrorism and remained in solidarity with everyone who faced terror.

About the motive behind the attack, Cavusoglu said: "Different things are being said, there is not a clear explanation. He is said to have gone insane. It will be useful to wait for a statement from German authorities."

Friday's attack killed at least 10 people, including the possible gunman, and injured more than a dozen others.

Police Chief Hubertus Andrae told reporters the suspected gunman, 18-year-old German national of Iranian descent, was found dead in an area close to the Olympia shopping center. 

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