Turkish police detain five over killing of Iranian in Istanbul
Thursday 28/November/2019 - 02:56 PM
Turkish police said on Thursday they had detained
five people in relation to the killing in Istanbul of an Iranian citizen who
Turkish media said was an opponent of Iran’s government.
Masoud Molavi died after he was shot at from a car
in Istanbul's central district of Sisli on November 14. Turkish broadcaster
Haberturk said Molavi was a former Iranian intelligence employee who later
became an opponent of Tehran.
Police said five people, including the person who is
believed to have carried out the shooting, were detained on Wednesday. The
other four suspects allegedly helped the gunman obtain the weapon he used and
helped him hide.
