Suspected assassin of Turkish-Armenian journalist arrested
{{date|January 21, 2007}}
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[[Image:Hrantdink.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Turkish-Armenian journalist [[w:Hrant Dink|Hrant Dink]] was killed the other day in [[w:Turkey|Turkey]].]]

A suspect has been arrested in the case of Hrant Dink, the Turkish-Armenian journalist who was assassinated yesterday. Dink was known for writing about the controversial issue of [[w:Armenian genocide|Armenian genocide]], the mass killings of Armenians by Turks under the rule of the [[w:Ottoman Empire|Ottoman Empire]].  

[[w:Ogün Samast|Ogün Samast]], a 17-year-old unemployed, high-school drop out from the city of [[w:Trabzon|Trabzon]], was taken into custody by the Turkish police as the suspected assassin of Hrant Dink. The police also confiscated his gun, suspecting that it was used to kill Dink. Ahmet Samast, father of the suspected assassin, informed the authorities regarding the whereabouts of his son after seeing the assassin's images on TV. 

The Republic attorney general of Samsun stated that the suspect has confessed to committing his crime.

== Related news ==
*{{wikinews|title=Turkish-Armenian journalist killed in Turkey|date=January 19, 2007}}

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/5809895.asp?m=1
|title=Katil zanlısı yakalandı (Suspected murderer caught)
|author=
|pub=Hurriyet
|date=Jan 20, 2007
|lang=Turkish}}
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6283477.stm
|title=Hrant Dink murder suspect caught
|author=
|pub=BBC News
|date=Jan 20, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6283395.stm
|title=Hrant Dink murder suspect named
|author=
|pub=BBC News
|date=Jan 20, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.cnnturk.com/TURKIYE/haber_detay.asp?PID=318&haberID=289421|title=Samsun Cumhuriyet Başsavcısı: "Katil zanlısı suçunu itiraf etti" (Attorney general of Samsun: "The suspect confessed his crime"|author=|pub=CNNTURK|date=Jan 20, 2007|lang=Turkish}}

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[[de:Mutmaßlicher Mörder des türkischen Journalisten Dink gefasst]]
Hrant Dink was killed the other day in Turkey.

A suspect has been arrested in the case of Hrant Dink, the Turkish-Armenian journalist who was assassinated yesterday. Dink was known for writing about the controversial issue of Armenian genocide, the mass killings of Armenians by Turks under the rule of the Ottoman Empire.  

Ogün Samast, a 17-year-old unemployed, high-school drop out from the city of Trabzon, was taken into custody by the Turkish police as the suspected assassin of Hrant Dink. The police also confiscated his gun, suspecting that it was used to kill Dink. Ahmet Samast, father of the suspected assassin, informed the authorities regarding the whereabouts of his son after seeing the assassin's images on TV. 

The Republic attorney general of Samsun stated that the suspect has confessed to committing his crime.
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