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Friday, January 19, 2007

Reuters AlertNet - Turkish-Armenian editor shot dead in Istanbul

"Turkish-Armenian editor shot dead in Istanbul
19 Jan:26:16 GMT

By Paul de Bendern and Ercan Ersoy

ISTANBUL, Jan 19 (Reuters) - A leading Turkish-Armenian editor, convicted of insulting Turkey's identity, was shot dead outside his newspaper office in Istanbul on Friday.

Hrant Dink, a controversial writer and journalist and a frequent target of nationalist anger, was shot by an unknown assailant as he left his newspaper Agos around 1300 GMT in central Istanbul, a colleague said."

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