SHOTS FIRED INTO AIR IN ISTANBUL AFTER REQUIEM SERVICE DEVOTED TO MEMORY OF HRANT DINK

Arminfo
2007-03-05 19:40:00

Shots fired into air in Istanbul after requiem service devoted to
memory of Hrant Dink

On March 4, shots were heard near the St. Virgin Mary Church in
Istanbul, when the ceremony of the fortieth day obit of Hrant Dink,
the editor-in-chief of the Armenian-Turkish "Agos" newspaper, had
just finished in the church.

According to Radio Liberty, the requiem service was held by Archbishop
Mesrob Mutafian, the Patriarch of Constantinople of the Armenian
Apostolic Church.

At 2:15 PM, Sunday, two young men entered the yard of the church,
fired into the air and ran away. They were arrested Sunday evening
and taken to the Department of Struggle against Terrorism. The young
men’s names were published in the "Hurriet" newspaper, Monday.

To remind, Hrant Dink was murdered by 17-year old Ogyun Samast in
front of the "Agos" editorial office in Istanbul on Jan 19, 2007.