Gul, Erdogan offer condolences for German school shooting

President Abdullah Gul offered yesterday his condolences to German President Horst Koehler for the shooting at a school in Baden-Wurttemberg which left 16 people dead. Gul expressed his sorrow at the incident, and offered condolences to the families of the victims. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan also sent a message of condolences to his German counterpart Angela Merkel. "I learned about the school rampage with deep sadness," he said. "I strongly condemn this act and offer my condolences to our friends the German people and the families of those who were killed. I hope that those who were injured in the shooting recover quickly."