Agence France Presse — English
January 20, 2007 Saturday

Armenian churches to mourn slain journalist

Armenian churches throughout the world will hold special remembrance
services on Sunday for slain Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink,
church authorities said.

"Dink’s untimely death has shocked all of us. We condemn this murder,
which took away a talented and brave son of his people, with profound
indignation," Armenian patriarch Karekin II said in a statement on
Saturday.

The press service of the Armenian Church said a special memorial
service for Dink would be held Sunday in all Armenian churches,
including the main cathedral of Echmiadzin.

Outside of Armenia, there are also many Armenian churches spread
across Europe the Middle East and the United States attended by a
large diaspora of ethnic-Armenians.