The suspect in the murder of students in Kharkov was detained in Istanbul – mediaApartment in which found girls / Photo: hk.npu.gov.ua

The suspect was armed

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Turkish citizen, a suspect in the murder of two girls, who studied at Kharkiv national University, were detained in Istanbul. This was announced by honorary Consul of the Republic of Turkey in Kharkiv Vladimir White, Interfax-Ukraine.

The suspect was detained at a cemetery in Istanbul.

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“In Istanbul it today (Saturday, January 5 – ed.) was detained. As far as I know, at the cemetery. He was armed,” said the Agency.

White did not answer the question, what will happen to the detainees, but noted that Turkey does not extradite its citizens.

In turn, the communications division GU of the national police in the Kharkiv region reported that it had no information about the arrest of a suspect.

As reported, on 3 January in a rented apartment in the house on Valentine street in Kharkov were found the bodies of two students from Turkey studying in the Kharkiv national University.In.Karazin. Both girls had their throats cut.

January 5, the Department of communications of GU-Ukraine in the Kharkov area reported that in a double homicide suspect 20-year-old citizen of the Republic of Turkey and he was going to declare on the international wanted list.

On this fact initiated criminal proceedings.