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China expresses condolences for fire victims in Türkiye

Beijing, Jan 22 (Prensa Latina) China today expressed its condolences for the tragic fire in a hotel in the province of Bolu, Türkiye, which killed 76 people and injured 51.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning expressed his deep condolences for the tragic loss of human lives, conveyed his condolences to the families of the victims and the injured, and wished the injured a speedy recovery.

So far the cause of the fire is unknown, but Interior Minister Yilmaz Tunc announced that four people have been arrested in connection with the tragedy and NTV broadcaster reports that the owner of the establishment is among those arrested.

The fire devastated a 12-story hotel in the ski resort of Kartalkaya, in the Turkish province of Bolu, in the northwest of the country.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared this day a day of national mourning.

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