Lawyer Tahir Elçi, the president of the Diyarbakır Bar Association and a leading Kurdish rights activist, was killed during a shootout in the southeastern province which erupted as he was making a statement to the press.
Reportedly, a man started firing at a group that included Elçi, other lawyers and members of the press as Elçi was delivering his statement. Police teams in the area fired back. One of the police officers was also killed and a journalist was injured in the incident.
SHOT LIST Saturday, November 28, 2015 SOURCE: CIHAN Body Elçi on ground Police officers Shots Ambulance Duration: 00: 53
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