Saturday, January 20, 2007

Reuters AlertNet - Turkey's PM says Armenian killing attack on nation

"Turkey's PM says Armenian killing attack on nation
20 Jan:12:34 GMT
Source: Reuters

By Paul de Bendern

ISTANBUL, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan pledged on Saturday to tackle the "provocateurs" behind the death of a writer who had angered nationalists with his articles referring to a Turkish "genocide" of Armenians.

Hrant Dink, editor of the bilingual Turkish-Armenian weekly Agos and Turkey's best known Armenian voice abroad, was shot in broad daylight as he left his office in Istanbul on Friday."

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