The President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has condemned the shooting incident at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, reports Anadolu.

“It is reassuring for us that no one was hurt, especially the American President Donald Trump and his honorable wife Melania Trump”, Erdogan said in a post on the Turkish social media platform NSosyal.

Erdogan emphasized that in a democracy, confrontations take place through ideas and that “there is no room for any form.” violence”.

The attack happened on Saturday evening at the Washington Hilton hotel, where the annual dinner was being held. A suspect, identified by American media as a 31-year-old man, has been arrested, while authorities are investigating his motives. According to officials, a Secret Service officer was shot but was protected by a bulletproof vest and is recovering.

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Source: prizrenpost