Istanbul hostage crisis ends in tragedy

Officials in Turkey say an Istanbul prosecutor has died from his wounds after security forces stormed the office where members of a banned leftist group had taken him hostage.

Turkish police and emergency services stand at the scene of the hostage crisis in Istanbul.

Officials in Turkey say an Istanbul prosecutor has died from his wounds after security forces stormed the office where members of a banned leftist group had taken him hostage.

They say two hostage-takers were killed when security forces launched the operation to end a six-hour standoff.

Mehmet Selim Kiraz was investigating the killing of Berkin Elvan, who died last March after injuries sustained in anti-government protests.

Seref Isler, from the BBC World Service's Turkish section in London, spoke earlier to Peggy Giakoumelos.

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