NEWSDESK, — Amnesty International has called on the Turkish authorities to investigate immediately the death of at least 36 civilians in a military airstrike on 28 December 2011.
“The circumstances of the military operation that caused the death of so many civilians, some of whom were children, must be urgently investigated in a full, independent and transparent manner,” said Nicola Duckworth, Europe and Central Asia Programme Director.
In regard to the regretting statement of Turkish authorities she said; “The government statements of regret are welcome but are woefully insufficient in the face of what appears to have been a complete failure to distinguish between a military target and civilians.”
“The Turkish authorities must take measures to prevent further such attacks and to provide compensation for the families of those killed,” concluded Nicola Duckworth.