Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has condemned the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka, calling them ``an assault on all of humanity.''
In comments posted on Twitter, Erdogan offered his condolences to families of the victims and to the people of Sri Lanka.
The near simultaneous attacks against three churches and three luxury hotels killed at least 138 people, according to a security official. It was the worst violence in the South Asian country since its civil war ended a decade ago.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said: ``Regardless of the motive, the attack in Sri Lanka is the same as the traitorous attack in Christchurch: cowardly, barbaric and cruel.''
He was referring to last month's attacks against two mosques in New Zealand during Friday prayers that killed 50 people.
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