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  • ANKARA: Armenia Sends Condolences Over Turkish Shepherd Killing

    ARMENIA SENDS CONDOLENCES OVER TURKISH SHEPHERD KILLING

    Hurriyet Daily News, Turkey
    Aug 2 2013

    YEREVAN - Agence France-Presse

    Armenia on Aug. 2 sent its condolences to Ankara after a Turkish
    shepherd was shot dead on the sealed border between the two countries.

    "The interior ministry of Armenia sent a note to the Turkish side
    expressing its condolences over this incident and hope that such
    events will not happen again," the interior ministry said.

    Authorities in Turkey on Aug. 2 blamed Armenian border guards for
    the incident and chided Yerevan for using "excessive force", Turkish
    media reported.

    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 Turkish reports said.

    Russian state news agency Itar Tass reported however that initial
    investigations suggested Russian borderguards - stationed in Armenia
    since the collapse of the Soviet Union- shot Ulker after he opened
    fire on them.

    Ankara closed the border in 1993 in solidarity with its regional ally
    Azerbaijan over the disputed Nagorny Karabakh region.

    August/02/2013

    http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/armenia-sends-condolences-over-turkish-shepherd-killing.aspx?pageID=238&nID=51946&NewsCatID=353

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