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    TURKEY ACCUSES ARMENIA AFTER SHEPHERD SHOT DEAD: REPORT

    Ahram, Egypt
    Aug 1 2013

    The two countries remain deeply at odds over the mass killing of
    Armenians during the Ottoman Empire, which Armenia says was genocide

    AFP , Thursday 1 Aug 2013

    Turkey on Thursday accused neighbouring Armenia of using
    "disproportionate force" after a shepherd was shot dead by Armenian
    soldiers patrolling the sealed border, local media reported.

    Governor Eyup Tepe said there had been similar incidents in the past
    and chided Yerevan for using "disproportionate force," in remarks
    carried by the private Dogan News Agency.

    The shepherd identified as Mustafa Ulker, 35, was grazing cattle in
    the eastern town of Akyaka and went to the border after one of the
    animals crossed, the agency said.

    Armenia and Turkey have no diplomatic ties. Ankara closed the border
    in 1993 in solidarity with its regional ally Azerbaijan over the
    disputed Nagorny Karabakh region.

    The two countries remain deeply at odds over the mass killings of
    Armenians during the Ottoman Empire, which Armenia says was genocide.

    http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/77963/World/Region/Turkey-accuses-Armenia-after-shepherd-shot-dead-Re.aspx

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