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August 30, 2016

Turkey gives early release to man convicted of murdering priest

Father Andrea Santoro, seen here in 2005, was shot by then-16 year-old Oguzhan Akdin in 2006 at St. Mary Church in Trabzon, Turkey. Akdin was among thousands of prisoners released by the Turkish government following an attempted coup in July.

ROME – A man imprisoned for killing an Italian Catholic priest in Turkey was released after serving almost half of his 18-year sentence.

Published in International