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Funeral ceremony for Turkish prosecutor at Istanbul courthouse

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Channel: Anadolu English · 2015 · News & Politics

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Funeral ceremony of Turkish prosecutor Mehmet Selim Kiraz, who was shot and critically wounded in an eight-hour hostage situation at an Istanbul courthouse Tuesday and later died at the hospital, is held at Istanbul courthouse on April 01, 2015. Turkey’s Justice Minister Kenan Ipek and Istanbul chief prosecutor Hadi Salihoglu deliver speeches during the funeral. “This attack was not only targeting our deceased colleague but also our nation,” said Ipek. Turkish prosecutor Mehmet Selim Kiraz was taken hostage by terrorist gunmen, who claim to be close to an armed leftist group called the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front. (DHKP-C) Mehmet Selim Kiraz had been handling the case of Berkin Elvan, who was critically injured during 2013's Gezi Park protests and died in March 2014 after being in a coma for 269 days. (Footage by Serdar Okay / Sinan Sariyar / Anadolu Agency)

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