Journalist killed by gunman in Istanbul

Journalist Hrant Dink, one of the most prominent voices of Turkey’s shrinking Armenian community, was murdered by a gunman today at the entrance to his newspaper’s offices, police said.

Dink, a 53-year-old Turkish citizen of Armenian descent, had gone on trial numerous times for speaking out about the mass killings of Armenians by Turks at the beginning of the 20th century. He had received threats from nationalists, who viewed him as a traitor.