Turkish reporter critical of government attacked

Turkish reporter critical of government attacked

PanARMENIAN.Net - A prominent Hurriyet journalist who is critical of the government has been beaten by four assailants outside his home, weeks after a ruling party legislator was caught on video threatening attacks, Hurriyet Daily News reported Thursday, October 1.

Ahmet Hakan suffered a broken nose and cracked ribs in the attack late Wednesday.

The newspaper said the four assailants had followed the journalist to his home from a television station and assaulted him as he left his car.

Last month, Hurriyet's headquarters was vandalized by a mob following verbal attacks on the newspaper by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Police say four suspects have been arrested.

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