Ahead of visit to Germany, Erdoğan sends forensic team to probe fire

On a visit to Germany starting tomorrow, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is set to visit the city of Ludwigshafen, where nine Turks died and 60 were injured in an apartment building fire on Sunday. State Minister Sait Yazicioglu and four other officials, including three forensic experts, yesterday went ahead of Erdoğan to visit the scene of the fire and meet with witnesses. The team will stay in Germany until their investigation is completed. Speaking to his ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) group meeting yesterday, Erdogan said that they want to learn the truth behind the tragic fire as soon as possible, adding that he hoped hostility towards foreigners played no role in it.