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Prosecutor injured, two captors killed in Istanbul hostage shootout
A Turkish prosecutor was critically injured and two of his captors were killed on Tuesday, after security forces stormed the courthouse where a far-left group had taken the prosecutor hostage, Istanbul's police chief said.
Published : 31 March 2015, 07:22 PM
Updated : 31 March 2015, 07:23 PM
The prosecutor was undergoing surgery and fighting for his life, according to Selami Altinok.
"Because of gunshots heard from inside the prosecutor's office, our security forces carried out an operation," Altinok said.
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