Istanbul – An official from Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development
Party was reportedly fired Saturday after saying she hoped Israeli tourists
injured in Saturday’s deadly suicide bombing in downtown Istanbul had died.
Irem Atkas sent her ill-wishes over Twitter shortly after a bomb was
detonated in central Istanbul, killing three Israelis and wounding 11 others,
according to Turkish officials.
“I wish that the wounded Israeli
tourists were dead,” Irem Aktas, a board member in the women’s branch of the
party in the Istanbul neighborhood of Eyup tweeted shortly after the attack.
Her account was removed from social media site not long thereafter.
Aktas was reportedly dismissed from her duties immediately afterwards.
