Ogun Samast confesses to have killed Hrant Dink

Turkish prosecutors say the teenager suspected of murdering Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink has confessed. Ogun Samast was arrested after he was identified by his father from CCTV images taken near the scene of Friday's killing in Istanbul.

Prosecutors say he confessed after being detained in the Black Sea port of Samsun, before he was returned to Istanbul for further questioning, reports the BBC.

Istanbul governor Muammer Guler announced the details of the capture in a live television broadcast late on Saturday.

He said police captured Ogun Samast, aged 16 or 17, late on Saturday on a bus in Samsun still carrying the gun allegedly used in the murder. - Public Radio of Armenia

Earlier the authorities in Turkey said they have identified the chief suspect in the murder of Hrant Dink, a prominent journalist of Armenian descent. The suspect, named as Ogun Samast, was reportedly identified by his father who saw his picture on television and then informed the police.

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Turkish prosecutors say the teenager suspected of murdering Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink has confessed. Ogun Samast was arrested after he was identified by his father from CCTV images taken near the scene of Friday's killing in Istanbul.

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Prosecutors say he confessed after being detained in the Black Sea port of Samsun, before he was returned to Istanbul for further questioning, reports the BBC.

Istanbul governor Muammer Guler announced the details of the capture in a live television broadcast late on Saturday.

He said police captured Ogun Samast, aged 16 or 17, late on Saturday on a bus in Samsun still carrying the gun allegedly used in the murder. - Public Radio of Armenia

Earlier the authorities in Turkey said they have identified the chief suspect in the murder of Hrant Dink, a prominent journalist of Armenian descent. The suspect, named as Ogun Samast, was reportedly identified by his father who saw his picture on television and then informed the police.