[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 16458-16459]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   CONDOLENCES TO THE TURKISH PEOPLE

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                       HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 22, 2015

  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I wish to express my 
sincere condolences to the Turkish people regarding the terrorist 
attack in Ankara on October 10, 2015 that took the lives of more than 
90 innocent people. The attack was orchestrated through an apparent 
double suicide bombing at a rally organized to promote peace.
  Turkey has been a longtime NATO ally and friend. For decades, they 
served on the front lines of the Cold War and contained Soviet 
expansionism to its north. Today, Turkey finds itself with a new threat 
to the south, as militant extremists attempt to expand their control 
over large parts of Syria and Iraq. It is heartbreaking to see evidence 
of this form of terrorism spreading to Turkish soil.
  We stand with the Turkish people as they confront the growing threat 
of terrorism. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families affected 
by this latest tragedy.

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