Saturday, January 20, 2007

Turkey Faces International Pressure Over Dink Killing - RADIO FREE EUROPE / RADIO LIBERTY

"Turkey Faces International Pressure Over Dink Killing
France/EU

PRAGUE, January 20, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Thousands of people marched in Istanbul last night to protest the murder of Armenian-Turkish journalist Hrat Dink.

The protesters, some waving Turkish and Armenian flags, marched down the street where reports say the prominent journalist was shot three times as he left his office at the 'Agos' newspaper.

One crowd member told Reuters, '(Dink) was an intellectual who loves Turkey and tries to do a lot of things for Turkey, a man who tries to build friendship bridges between communities. We lost one of our brave hearts.'"

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