No Pakistani killed in Ankara blast

Published May 24, 2007

ANKARA, May 23: There was no Pakistani among the six people killed in a bomb attack in the Turkish capital Ankara, a spokeswoman for the Pakistani embassy said on Wednesday.

Eight Pakistanis, members of a delegation attending an international defence industry fair, were among 100 people injured in Tuesday’s blast, the spokeswoman told AFP on the condition of anonymity.

“One of those injured, a woman, was badly hurt. She was operated on Tuesday night and we have been told that her condition has improved,” she said.

The remaining seven had relatively minor wounds, she added.—AFP