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United Press International
Jan 20 2007
Armenians outraged at journalist's death
ISTANBUL, Turkey, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Armenian officials are outraged
over the killing in Istanbul of a Turkish journalist of Armenian
descent.
Hrant Dink was shot Friday near his newspaper's office. Thousands of
people gathered at the shooting site to protest the killing, the BBC
reported.
"The killing of this well-known Armenian journalist in Turkey raises
numerous questions and deserves the strongest condemnation," Armenian
President Robert Kocharian said. "We hope that the Turkish
authorities will do everything possible to find and punish the
culprit strictly in accordance with the law."
The speaker of the Armenian parliament, Tigran Torosyan, said the
killing should impact Turkey's entry into the European Union, the BBC
said.
"Following the murder, Turkey should not even dream about joining the
European Union," the Armenian news agency Arminfo quoted him as
saying.
Armenia is one of Turkey's eastern neighbors.
The BBC said Dink had written extensively about the massacre of
Armenians during the end of the Ottoman Empire and was convicted in
2005 of insulting Turkish identity after he wrote an article on the
topic.
Local media have reported that three people have been arrested in the
shooting.
Jan 20 2007
Armenians outraged at journalist's death
ISTANBUL, Turkey, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Armenian officials are outraged
over the killing in Istanbul of a Turkish journalist of Armenian
descent.
Hrant Dink was shot Friday near his newspaper's office. Thousands of
people gathered at the shooting site to protest the killing, the BBC
reported.
"The killing of this well-known Armenian journalist in Turkey raises
numerous questions and deserves the strongest condemnation," Armenian
President Robert Kocharian said. "We hope that the Turkish
authorities will do everything possible to find and punish the
culprit strictly in accordance with the law."
The speaker of the Armenian parliament, Tigran Torosyan, said the
killing should impact Turkey's entry into the European Union, the BBC
said.
"Following the murder, Turkey should not even dream about joining the
European Union," the Armenian news agency Arminfo quoted him as
saying.
Armenia is one of Turkey's eastern neighbors.
The BBC said Dink had written extensively about the massacre of
Armenians during the end of the Ottoman Empire and was convicted in
2005 of insulting Turkish identity after he wrote an article on the
topic.
Local media have reported that three people have been arrested in the
shooting.