Senior Kurdish Lawyer Killed in Diyarbakir; Police Officer Killed in Shoot-Out

Video: Kurdish lawyer Tahir Elci shot in Sur District of Diyarbakir province.VIEWER DISCRETION: The video published on RUPTLY shows top Kurdish lawyer Tahir Elci face down on the street after he was shot dead in the Sur district of Diyarbakir province, Turkey, Saturday November 28, 2015.

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Unidentified assailants opened fire on a press conference where Tahir Elci and other Kurdish rights activists were speaking in the Sur district of Diyarbakir province, Saturday. Police reportedly exchanged fire with the shooters, leading to the death of a police officer.