A nationalist militant convicted of bombing a McDonald's cafe in 2004 has confessed to inciting the killing of Agos Armenian-Turkish newspaper editor Hrant Dink last week, police said Monday. Yasin Hayal told police officers he provided a gun and money to teenager Ogun Samast who is suspected of carrying out Friday's shooting, the Hurriyet newspaper reported, citing police records. Police confirmed the confession, but gave no details. If accurate, Hayal's reported statements to police would be a strong indication that Hrant Dink, was targeted because of his public statements on the mass killings of Armenians by Turks in the early 20th century.
International Herald Tribune says Yasin Hayal was trained to make bombs at a camp of Chechen militants in Azerbaijan.