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Turkish intelligence believed to be behind latest Slemani assassination
The aftermath of the shooting of Mehmet Zeki Celebi at his restaurant in Slemani

TURKISH intelligence services have been accused of the extraducial execution of the head of a leftist workers organisation in the city of Slemani in Iraqi Kurdistan. 

Mehmet Zeki Celebi was shot as two people arrived at his Deniz restaurant on Wednesday night. He died as a result of his injuries later the same evening. 

 

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