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20 January 2007 - 10:45 AMT

Washington Condemns Hrant Dink’s Assassination

The United States expressed concern over the murder in Istanbul of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink. “Clearly this is a tragic incident,” U.S. State Department deputy spokesman Tom Casey told reporters when asked about Dink. Casey said that while he had no information on who was responsible and that Turkish authorities were still investigating the shooting, Dink’s slaying “does raise some concerns” for the U.S., The Zaman reports.