Turkish government condemns bombing, HDP urges it to 'be silent'

The May 18 bomb attacks on two local headquarters of the Kurdish problem-focused Peoples? Democratic Party (HDP) in the southern provinces of Adana and Mersin have drawn condemnation from the government and the HDP, with the latter accusing the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). 

The HDP issued a press statement, saying six personnel had been injured in the attack on the Adana headquarters. 

?It must be known that no power will be able to prevent the HDP from converging with the Turkish nation,? read the statement, pointing the finger at the harsh language recently used by President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an, Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu and other ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) figures.

HDP Deputy Parliamentary Group Chair Pervin Buldan also strongly criticized the government after the attacks.  

?Neither the president, nor the prime minister, nor other government officials, should condemn today?s attacks. They should be silent. That?s enough!? wrote Buldan on her Twitter account.

HDP Istanbul deputy S?rr? Süreyya Önder vowed that they would ?not bow down.?

?We have brought hope to this soil and it is not a vain hope. Our knees have not been forced down to the soil and they will not be. They will not be able to bring us to our knees,? said Önder, speaking on a radio program in Ankara.

On the government side, Deputy Prime Minister Yalç?n Akdo?an and Culture and Tourism Minister Ömer Çelik both condemned the attack.

?I condemn the attack on the HDP bureaus in Adana and Mersin and wish a speedy recovery to the injured citizens,? wrote Akdo?an on his Twitter account.

Culture Minister Çelik also condemned the blasts, describing them as an ?attack against the election process...