Doha/Information Office/07 June 2016/ The State of Qatar has strongly expressed its condemnation and denunciation of the explosion that targeted a police bus in Beyazit Vezneciler area in central Istanbul, killing and wounding a number of people. In a statement issued Tuesday, the Foreign Ministry affirmed the State of Qatar's stand beside the Turkish Republic and its full support for all its actions to preserve security and maintain stability. The statement reiterated Qatar's firm stance on rejecting violence and terrorism in all its manifestations and forms and whatever its source. The statement further expressed Qatar's condolences and sympathy to the families of the victims and to the Turkish government and people, wishing speedy recovery to those wounded.