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Man shot dead after hijacking ferry
Hijacker shot dead by Turkish security forces after seizing ferry and taking 24 people hostage.
24 hostages aboard Turkish ferry rescued by Istanbul's security forces who shot assailant dead
A hijacker who seized a ferry close to Istanbul’s coast was shot dead by Turkish security forces yesterday.
After 12 hours of being held hostage by the hijacker who claimed to have a bomb, officials said that all 24 passengers and crew were safe.
The hijacker was believed to have been a member of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) which has been banned in Istanbul.
The decision to storm the vessel at dawn with a joint security forces operation was taken at 05:35 yesterday morning.
Istanbul governor Husevin Avni Mutlu said that shortly after the anti-terrorist commandos boarded the ferry, the attacker was killed.
