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Istanbul prosecutor taken hostage by armed group: reports

An armed leftist group has taken hostage a prosecutor who was investigating the death of a protester at the Gezi park rallies in 2013
Prosecutor Mehmet Selim Kiraz is shown with a gun held to his head (Twitter/@todayszamancom)
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