KGET 17, CA
Jan 21 2007
Armenian-Americans condemn journalist’s death
Last Update: 1/21/2007 9:35:00 AM
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Armenian-Americans rally to condemn the murder of
a newspaper editor whose views on the 1915 massacre of Armenians
challenged those of the Turkish government.
About 50 people gathered today outside the Turkish consulate near
Beverly Hills.
They’re blaming the government for the death of Hrant Dink, an ethnic
Armenian who was gunned down outside his office in Istanbul on
Friday.
Turkish officials say they’ve arrested a suspect in the killing.
Dink gained notoriety after he was convicted of breaking Turkish law
by saying the mass killing of Armenians in Turkey was genocide.