A prominent pro-Kurdish lawyer and rights activist has been shot dead in Diyarbakir, south-eastern Turkey. Tahir Elci was killed in a gun battle between police and unidentified gunmen. Two police officers also died.

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A prominent pro-Kurdish lawyer and rights activist has been shot dead in Diyarbakir, south-eastern Turkey. Tahir Elci was killed in a gun battle between police and unidentified gunmen. Two police officers also died.
The incident sparked instant protests in Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir and Diyarbakir.
A crowd on Istanbul's central Istiklal Street chanted "We are all Tahir Elci" and "You can't kill us all," accusing the state of complicity in the attack.

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