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TURKEY ACCUSES ARMENIA AFTER SHEPHERD SHOT DEAD: REPORT
Ahram, Egypt
Aug 1 2013
The two countries remain deeply at odds over the mass killing of
Armenians during the Ottoman Empire, which Armenia says was genocide
AFP , Thursday 1 Aug 2013
Turkey on Thursday accused neighbouring Armenia of using
"disproportionate force" after a shepherd was shot dead by Armenian
soldiers patrolling the sealed border, local media reported.
Governor Eyup Tepe said there had been similar incidents in the past
and chided Yerevan for using "disproportionate force," in remarks
carried by the private Dogan News Agency.
The shepherd identified as Mustafa Ulker, 35, was grazing cattle in
the eastern town of Akyaka and went to the border after one of the
animals crossed, the agency said.
Armenia and Turkey have no diplomatic ties. Ankara closed the border
in 1993 in solidarity with its regional ally Azerbaijan over the
disputed Nagorny Karabakh region.
The two countries remain deeply at odds over the mass killings of
Armenians during the Ottoman Empire, which Armenia says was genocide.
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/77963/World/Region/Turkey-accuses-Armenia-after-shepherd-shot-dead-Re.aspx
Ahram, Egypt
Aug 1 2013
The two countries remain deeply at odds over the mass killing of
Armenians during the Ottoman Empire, which Armenia says was genocide
AFP , Thursday 1 Aug 2013
Turkey on Thursday accused neighbouring Armenia of using
"disproportionate force" after a shepherd was shot dead by Armenian
soldiers patrolling the sealed border, local media reported.
Governor Eyup Tepe said there had been similar incidents in the past
and chided Yerevan for using "disproportionate force," in remarks
carried by the private Dogan News Agency.
The shepherd identified as Mustafa Ulker, 35, was grazing cattle in
the eastern town of Akyaka and went to the border after one of the
animals crossed, the agency said.
Armenia and Turkey have no diplomatic ties. Ankara closed the border
in 1993 in solidarity with its regional ally Azerbaijan over the
disputed Nagorny Karabakh region.
The two countries remain deeply at odds over the mass killings of
Armenians during the Ottoman Empire, which Armenia says was genocide.
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/77963/World/Region/Turkey-accuses-Armenia-after-shepherd-shot-dead-Re.aspx