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MEXICO CITY, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Latin American countries were united on Wednesday in condemning the terrorist attack in Turkey.
Ecuador's Foreign Ministry issued a statement "extending our deepest condolences to the people and the government of Turkey and expressing our solidarity with the families of the victims and those wounded in this terrible event."
The ministry also reiterated "the deep bonds of friendship and cooperation that unite us with Turkey. We hope those responsible for this crime will be punished in accordance with the law."
The government of Paraguay also issued a statement, saying it condemned all "criminal acts of this nature" and "joined in the international call for world peace ... and to eradicate all forms of terrorism."
On Tuesday, three suicide bombers opened fire at random at the airport before blowing themselves up, killing at least 41 dead, including 12 foreign nationals, and injuring 239 others.
So far, no group has claimed responsibility for the attack but the Turkish government has pointed the finger at the Islamic State.
The Brazilian government on Tuesday also condemned the terrorist attack at the Ataturk airport in Istanbul, Turkey.
"The Brazilian government expresses its firm condemnation of the attacks which caused dozens of victims at the Ataturk airport," said a statement from the government, which that Brazil denounces any form of terrorism.
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, who was attending a summit in Canada at the time of the attack, wrote on Twitter that "Mexico laments the loss of human life in the explosions at Istanbul airport. We stand with the Turkish people."
The security situation in Turkey has deteriorated over the past year. A number of bomb attacks have hit Istanbul, the Turkish capital of Ankara and other cities.
The latest attack that hit Istanbul occurred on June 7, in which a car bomb targeted a riot police shuttle bus, killing 11 people.
