  Hayal Confessed to Initiating Dink AssassinationJanuary 22, 2007 - 18:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A nationalist militant convicted of bombing a McDonald's cafe in 2004 has confessed to inciting the killing of Agos Armenian-Turkish newspaper editor Hrant Dink last week, police said Monday. Yasin Hayal told police officers he provided a gun and money to teenager Ogun Samast who is suspected of carrying out Friday's shooting, the Hurriyet newspaper reported, citing police records. Police confirmed the confession, but gave no details. If accurate, Hayal's reported statements to police would be a strong indication that Hrant Dink, was targeted because of his public statements on the mass killings of Armenians by Turks in the early 20th century.International Herald Tribune says Yasin Hayal was trained to make bombs at a camp of Chechen militants in Azerbaijan.   Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive.   Partner news |  Related sections Topic Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
