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PROMINENT TURKISH PAINTER WOUNDED IN STABBING
ISTANBUL - Prominent Turkish painter Bedri Baykam was wounded in a broad-daylight stabbing in Istanbul on Monday.
18.04.2011 - Update : 18.04.2011
Baykam was stabbed while he was leaving a meeting on the Statue of Humanity in the eastern province of Kars, bordering Armenia, which was described as a "monstrosity" by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Baykam was taken to a nearby hospital in downtown Istanbul. There were no immediate reports about his health.
Kars municipality had earlier decided to demolish the controversial statue as it was illegally erected in a protected area. A company has recently started works to pull down the massive statue.
Sculptor Mehmet Aksoy had said that the statue was a symbol of peace, carrying anti-war messages. Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. Please contact us for subscription options.
Baykam was taken to a nearby hospital in downtown Istanbul. There were no immediate reports about his health.
Kars municipality had earlier decided to demolish the controversial statue as it was illegally erected in a protected area. A company has recently started works to pull down the massive statue.
Sculptor Mehmet Aksoy had said that the statue was a symbol of peace, carrying anti-war messages. Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. Please contact us for subscription options.
