Turkey detains suspected killers of U.S. envoy in Libya October 5, 2012 - 13:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Two Tunisian citizens accused of being behind the recent murder of the U.S. ambassador to Libya in Benghazi were detained by police at Istanbul Atatürk Airport while trying to enter Turkey with fake passports, Hurriyet Daily News reported citing private channel Kanal D. The suspects, who were not identified, were detained by members of Turkey’s anti-terrorism squad and subsequently taken to the Istanbul Police Department in the city’s Fatih district for questioning. Envoy Chris Stevens, as well as three other American diplomatic staff, were killed on Sept 11 during a violent protest in Benghazi over “The Innocence of Muslims,” a U.S.-made film that mocks Islam. Partner news  Top stories Amy Elliott, chief administrative officer of the Oklahoma medical examiner's office, said 51 were confirmed dead. An Islamist insurgency, once confined largely to the republic of Chechnya, has spread across the North Caucasus in recent years. Earlier, at least five Azerbaijan soldiers were killed and six seriously injured when their vehicle rammed into a tree and overturned. Among its provisions are bans on child marriage and the traditional practice of selling and buying women to settle disputes.   Partner news |  Latest news Armenian-Cypriots visit Sourp Magar Monastery  A large number of manuscripts, dating back to 1202, as well as other valuable ecclesiastical relics were housed there.Giant asteroid 1998 QE2 to pass Earth May 31 The asteroid is said to measure in at about 1.7-miles long and will be about 3.6 million miles away from Earth as it passes.Henrikh Mkhitaryan doesn’t plan to leave Shakhtar Shakhtar Donetsk FC midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan said he is not planning yet to leave the Ukrainian club.Syrian opposition leaders meet in Madrid According to some participants, ex-leader of Syria's opposition National Coalition Moaz al-Khatib may be appointed to the post. |
