Turski premijer Recep Tayyip Erdogan, čija zemlja želi postati članicom EU, ali se često poziva od strane Brisela da osigura veću zaštitu vjerskih i drugih manjinskih sloboda, osudio je taj napad i okarakterizirao ga kao "divljački".
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose country is seeking EU membership, but has often been urged by Brussels to ensure greater protection of religious and other minority freedoms, condemned the attack, describing it as "savagery".