Prominent pro-Kurdish lawyer shot dead in Turkey

A prominent pro-Kurdish lawyer was shot dead on Saturday in Turkey's predominantly Kurdish southeastern city of Diyarbakir. Tahir Elci, the chairman of the Diyarbakir Bar Association, was caught in the crossfire between Kurdish rebels and security forces while making a press statement in Diyarbakir, Turkish media reported. Elci, a highly influential figure with Kurds in Turkey, died after he was hospitalised, state broadcaster TRT said.
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