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CAIRO, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Leaders and officials from around the Arab world expressed anger and sadness following the attacks on Turkey's main airport in Istanbul that left at least 41 people killed and more than 230 injured.
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Wednesday condemned the deadly attack on Turkey's Istanbul Ataturk international airport.
"Extremism and violence is a global threat, and we must tackle it together," Zarif said, expressing regret that terrorism has hit Iran's "friendly and neighboring" country.
Meanwhile, all flights from Iran to Turkey's Istanbul were suspended following the attacks, Iran's Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) announced on Wednesday.
"Following the explosions at Turkey's Istanbul airport, eight flights from the Imam Khomeini International Airport to Istanbul airport were canceled," Director of Public Relations Department of the CAO Reza Jafarzadeh was quoted as saying by Iran's private news agency Tasnim.
No flights to the Turkish airport are being operated, said Jafarzadeh.
Also on Wednesday, Egyptian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid in a statement expressed his condolences to the Turkish people as well as the victims' families, and wished the injured a speedy recovery.
The Egyptian people will stand by the Turkish people during this critical time, the statement said, adding that Egypt is urging the world to unite its efforts towards eradicating terrorism.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also strongly condemned the fatal attack and called for a joint effort against terrorism.
"All civilized nations must stand together to fight the scourge of terrorism," he said in a statement released on his behalf.
Meanwhile, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin sent a letter of condolence to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, saying he wishes the renewed dialogue following the Israel-Turkey reconciliation deal "will greatly aid in our joint efforts against this threat."
The deal, signed Tuesday after six years of diplomatic crisis between the two former allies, includes resumption of cooperation between Turkey and Israel.
Algeria on Wednesday also urged the international community to further combine global counterterrorism efforts.
"We strongly condemn the triple terrorist attacks which hit Istanbul's Ataturk airport and we offer condolences to the victims' families," APS news agency quoted Abdelaziz Benali Cherif, spokesman for the Algerian Foreign Ministry, as saying.
"Algeria expresses its solidarity with the people and government of Turkey after this despicable attack," he said.
"The terrorist escalation in Turkey and elsewhere in the world urges once again the international community to further combine their actions against terrorism, which poses serious threat to world's peace and stability," the diplomat said.
Turkey announced a day of national mourning on Wednesday for the 41 lives lost during the atrocity at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport, one of the busiest in Europe. Enditem
