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| Police in Istanbul are to question a teenager and six other suspects held over the murder of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink. | Police in Istanbul are to question a teenager and six other suspects held over the murder of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink. |
| The main suspect, Ogun Samast, was arrested after he was identified by his father from television images taken near the scene of Friday's killing. | The main suspect, Ogun Samast, was arrested after he was identified by his father from television images taken near the scene of Friday's killing. |
| Mr Dink, 53, was shot dead in broad daylight outside his Istanbul offices. | Mr Dink, 53, was shot dead in broad daylight outside his Istanbul offices. |
| He wrote many controversial articles about the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War I. | He wrote many controversial articles about the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War I. |
| Istanbul governor Muammer Guler announced the details of the capture in a live television broadcast late on Saturday. | Istanbul governor Muammer Guler announced the details of the capture in a live television broadcast late on Saturday. |
| He said police captured Ogun Samast, aged 16 or 17, late on Saturday on a bus in the Black Sea city of Samsun still carrying the gun allegedly used in the murder. | He said police captured Ogun Samast, aged 16 or 17, late on Saturday on a bus in the Black Sea city of Samsun still carrying the gun allegedly used in the murder. |
| Hrant Dink was one of Turkey's most prominent Armenian voices href="/1/hi/world/europe/6283461.stm">Extracts of last article Obituary: Hrant Dink Turkish press outrage He was apparently returning to his hometown of Trabzon from Istanbul. | |
| The other six suspects were picked up in Trabzon and are being flown to Istanbul. | The other six suspects were picked up in Trabzon and are being flown to Istanbul. |
| No further details on the other six have been released. | No further details on the other six have been released. |
| Mr Guler said police were investigating whether they were part of a group, | Mr Guler said police were investigating whether they were part of a group, |
| Three other suspects detained in Istanbul on Friday shortly after the killing have been released. | Three other suspects detained in Istanbul on Friday shortly after the killing have been released. |
| Mr Samast was identified by his own father when he saw television images taken by a security camera near the scene of the murder. | Mr Samast was identified by his own father when he saw television images taken by a security camera near the scene of the murder. |
| Turkish television showed images of a young man apparently running from the scene, tucking what officials said was a gun into his belt. | Turkish television showed images of a young man apparently running from the scene, tucking what officials said was a gun into his belt. |
| Mr Dink's secretary told investigators Mr Samast had asked to meet Mr Dink earlier on Friday, before the killing, Mr Guler said. | Mr Dink's secretary told investigators Mr Samast had asked to meet Mr Dink earlier on Friday, before the killing, Mr Guler said. |
| After the request was turned down, the secretary saw Mr Samast waiting on the street outside Mr Dink's office, he said. | After the request was turned down, the secretary saw Mr Samast waiting on the street outside Mr Dink's office, he said. |
| 'Genocide' | 'Genocide' |
| Mr Dink's murder shocked Turkey and Prime Minister Erdogan vowed repeatedly that his killer would be caught. | Mr Dink's murder shocked Turkey and Prime Minister Erdogan vowed repeatedly that his killer would be caught. |
| Journalists and politicians in Turkey have expressed outrage at the killing, which many described as a political assassination, while the US, EU, France, and several human rights groups also voiced shock and condemnation. | Journalists and politicians in Turkey have expressed outrage at the killing, which many described as a political assassination, while the US, EU, France, and several human rights groups also voiced shock and condemnation. |
| Mr Dink had received multiple death threats from nationalists because of his views on the mass killings of Armenians during the final days of the Ottoman Empire. | Mr Dink had received multiple death threats from nationalists because of his views on the mass killings of Armenians during the final days of the Ottoman Empire. |
| He was convicted in October 2005 for writing about the Armenian "genocide" in 1915, a claim denied by the authorities in Ankara. | He was convicted in October 2005 for writing about the Armenian "genocide" in 1915, a claim denied by the authorities in Ankara. |
| The issue is a sensitive subject in both Armenia and Turkey. Many Armenians have campaigned for the killings to be recognised internationally as genocide. | The issue is a sensitive subject in both Armenia and Turkey. Many Armenians have campaigned for the killings to be recognised internationally as genocide. |