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A member of the Kurdistan Workers\u2019 Party (PKK) was killed in Sulaimani on Friday morning. Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani condemned the killing.<\/p>\n

Sulaimani first responders said they were called out on Friday morning about an injury resulting from a shooting. Saman Nadir, head of emergency services, said ID the victim was carrying identified him as 65-year-old Yousif Murad.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was hit with four bullets in the front\u201d and was dead when the emergency teams arrived, Nadir told Rudaw.<\/p>\n

PKK-affiliated media identified the victim as Shukri Sarhat and also Yasin Bulut, born in southeastern Turkey. PKK fighters frequently adopt noms de guerre. According to reports<\/a>, he was arrested in 1980 during Turkey\u2019s September 12 coup. He joined the PKK in 1991 and served on the party\u2019s Families of Martyrs Committee for 15 years.<\/p>\n

Talabani issued a statement condemning the killing.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe strongly condemn the assassination of Shukri Sarhat,\u201d he said, in a statement<\/a> carried on media affiliated with his party, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK).<\/p>\n

\u201cI call on the security to work day and night to arrest the perpetrators and bring them to court,\u201d Talabani added.<\/p>\n

PKK blamed<\/a> the assassination on Turkey\u2019s intelligence agency (MIT). There are no immediate statements from Turkey on the killing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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