ANKARA
Turkey has strongly condemned a militant attack on the headquarters of Somali government’s Education Ministry in the Somali capital of Mogadishu that left 10 people dead.
"We condemn the attack that was perpetrated against government institutions in Somalia and we wish God’s mercy on those who lost their lives, convey our sympathies to their families and wish for the speedy recovery of the wounded," the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement Tuesday.
Turkey will continue its solidarity with Somalia in its fight against terrorism, it added.
A spokesman for the al-Qaeda linked al-Shabaab militant group, Abdiasis Abu Musab, claimed responsibility for the attack on behalf of the group.
Al-Shabaab, which is waging a years-long insurgency against the Somali government, has recently suffered several setbacks, including the loss of most of its strongholds in the country's southern and central regions.
