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Turkey arrests suspect in death of Armenian journalist |
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Written by Agencies
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Saturday, 20 January 2007 17:24 |
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Turkish police on Saturday arrested Ogün Samast, the suspected killer of prominent Turkish-Armenian editor and writer Hrant Dink. The suspect, named as Ogun Samast, was reportedly identified by his father who saw his picture on television and then informed the police.
The governor of Istanbul named Ogün Samast as the man whose image was captured on security cameras close to where Mr Dink was killed.
Police released very clear images of a young man with an angular face and thin beard.
In one image he is seen running from the scene, tucking what officials say is a gun into his belt.
Mr Dink's murder has shocked Turkey where Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has vowed repeatedly that the authorities will do whatever it takes to catch the killer.
Dink, editor of the bilingual Turkish-Armenian weekly Agos, was shot in broad daylight as he left his office in central Istanbul on Friday. The shooting has sparked outrage in Turkey and abroad.
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