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| Shootout in Turkey Kills Four |
| 2002-07-05 |
| Three police officers and a suspected Islamic militant were killed Friday in a shootout during a raid on an apartment in the southeastern Turkish city of Elazig, a news agency reported. Police suspected the apartment was being used by the Turkish militant group Hezbollah. Two officers were killed when shooting erupted between the police and a man in the apartment. The suspected militant also was killed and a third police officer was shot and later died of his injuries. Turkish Hezbollah isn't related to the Lebanese group of the same name. It's made up of Islamists who want to establish an Islamic state in Turkey. They're notably more sadistic than the run of the mill thugs, having a liking for videotaping themselves as they torture the occasional victim to death. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |