Wednesday, January 31, 2007

TURKEY: PROBE INTO JOURNALIST'S MURDER IS BEEFED UP

"TURKEY: PROBE INTO JOURNALIST'S MURDER IS BEEFED UP

Istanbul, 31 Jan. (AKI) - Turkish authorities have dispatched two chief inspectors to Trabzon, the hometown of the alleged killer of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, to boost the murder investigation - a move which comes amid a growing storm over the police's possible failure to prevent the murder through negligence. Turkish media on Tuesday cited sources from the National Police Department who confirmed the authorities had received information about a planned attack against Dink one year ago, but that no attempt was made to investigate the threats."

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