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International Herald Tribune
Italian Premier Romano Prodi condemned the killing in Istanbul of an ethnic Armenian journalist, in comments published Monday ahead of a two-day visit to Turkey.

“It is a very serious episode on which I hope full light will be shed,” Prodi said in an interview with Turkish newspaper Sabah. An Italian transcript of the interview was circulated by the premier’s office in Rome.

The slaying of Hrant Dink outside his newspaper’s office last week shocked the nation and highlighted the precarious state of freedom of expression in a country that is vying for European Union membership. Prosecutors said Sunday that a Turkish teenager has confessed to the killing. [Read More]