ANKARA, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Turkey condemned recent terrorist attacks in Pakistan and Afghanistan, during which killed at least 59 people and injured scores, an official statement said on Tuesday.

    The statement issued by the Turkish Foreign Ministry said that "Turkey strongly denounces these atrocious terror acts."

    On Sunday, a suicide blast killed 17 people, 13 of them were police officers at a protest rally in Islamabad, Pakistan.

    On Monday, a car bomb went off in the Afghan capital of Kabul, killing at least 41 people and injuring more than 100 others.

    "We call on the international community once again to act in solidarity against terrorism," the statement added.