Pope prays for Turkey at weekly Audience
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis
Wednesday remembered the victims of Tuesday’s suicide bomb attack in Istanbul
which left ten people dead.
Speaking in the Vatican's
Paul VI Hall during his weekly general audience, the Pope asked for prayers for
those killed in the attack, and for their families.
“Before concluding our
encounter, in which we have reflected on God’s Mercy, I invite you to pray for
the victims of the attack which took place yesterday in Istanbul.”
“May God, the merciful, grant
eternal peace to the departed, comfort to their families, determined solidarity
to the whole society, and convert the hearts of the violent."
The suicide bomber killed
nine German and one Peruvian tourist on Jan 12 in Istanbul's historic
Sultanahmet Square.
The Islamic State is being
blamed for the attack, which also injured fifteen people.
The bomber has been
identified by Turkish authorities as a Syrian who recently entered the
country.
Turkish police have detained
one person in connection with the attack.
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