ANKARA - "We are shocked and deeply troubled to hear that Hrant Dink was killed in an armed attack today in Istanbul," stated U.S. Embassy in Ankara on Friday.
"We send our heartfelt condolences to his family and loved ones and express our hope that the perpetrator of this heinous crime will quickly be brought to justice," noted the Embassy.
Dink, editor-in-chief of bilingual Turkish-Armenian weekly Agos, was shot dead in front of his office building in Halaskargazi street in Sisli district of Istanbul, and died instantly at the scene.