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Wave of condemnation at murder of Turkish editor from Greenslade

"Wave of condemnation at murder of Turkish editor

The murder of journalist Hrant Dink in Turkey has sparked a wave of protest inside and outside the country. Dink, a prominent member of Turkey's Armenian community, died after being shot from behind outside the Istanbul offices of Agos, the bilingual Turkish-Armenian weekly newspaper that he edited. Commenting on the murder, Turkey's prime minister, Tayyip Erdogan, said: 'A bullet was fired at freedom of thought and democratic life.'"

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