Turkey denies involvement in Puntland strike
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Caasimada Online
Turkey denies any involvement in a strike off the coast of Puntland, Somalia, that killed several fishermen. A Turkish Foreign Ministry official says Ankara has no information on the attack, according to a statement reported by the BBC.
Turkey denies any involvement in a deadly strike on the coast of Puntland, an autonomous region in north-eastern Somalia. The attack killed fishermen and people suspected of belonging to Somali piracy, according to a Turkish Foreign Ministry official cited by the BBC.
Ankara says it has no information about the operation, attributed to Turkey in the coastal area of Jiifle, in Godob-Jiraan district, in Somalia's Nugaal region. A vessel named M/V LUTUF was reportedly brought to the area a few days before the strike, according to Caasimada Online.
