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Turkish police arrest killers of Syrian Journalist Naji al-Jerf
[EN.ZAMANALWSL.NET] Turkish police, in statement issued Thursday, said it had arrested two men who involved in the assassination of Syrian journalist Naji al-Jerf ten days ago in Gaziantep, the Turkish border town with Syria.The statement which did not disclose the criminals' nationality or identity said it found weapons and explosives devices in their residence in Gaziantep. Al-Jerf was gunned down on December 27, 2015, by a masked gunman shot him twice using a pistol fitted with a silencer before fleeing in an unlicensed vehicle, eyewitnesses said. The film maker and journalist lived in Gaziantep with his wife and two young daughters after fleeing their war-torn homeland. No one has yet claimed responsibility but suspicion has fallen on ISIS, according to the Independent. Jerf was an active campaigner against the ISIS militants who found opportunity in the uprising he had believed in from the beginning. Kerry says implementation of Iran nuclear deal 'days away' Posted by: Fred 2016-01-09 |
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