Turkish police arrest 11 over US woman's murder
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February 4, 2013, Monday
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TURKISH police have arrested 11 people over the murder of an American woman who disappeared while visiting Istanbul last month, police and the local media reported yesterday.
The body of 33-year-old Sarai Sierra was found on Saturday near Istanbul's ancient city walls with fatal head wounds, the Radikal daily reported.
"We have confirmed that she was murdered by way of impacts on her head," Istanbul police chief Huseyin Capkin said yesterday. "But we need to conclude the investigation before details emerge."
The Milliyet newspaper said she was also stabbed several times in her abdomen, but there was no sign of rape or theft and she was still wearing jewelry when police found her.
Turkish police had been searching for Sierra after her family reported that they had lost touch with her on January 21, the day she was due to return home to New York.
The Hurriyet newspaper, along with other media outlets, reported that Istanbul police have arrested 11 suspects but gave no further details.
Sierra's body might have been dumped in a blanket on Tuesday night on the main road near the ancient walls, Hurriyet reported, citing a possible eye witness.
"I saw a man removing something from the back seat of a car," the woman was quoted as telling the police. "Then I saw a hand there."
Sierra, who has two children aged nine and 11, left the US for Istanbul on January 7. She had posted a picture on Instagram on January 20, the day before she went missing.
The body of 33-year-old Sarai Sierra was found on Saturday near Istanbul's ancient city walls with fatal head wounds, the Radikal daily reported.
"We have confirmed that she was murdered by way of impacts on her head," Istanbul police chief Huseyin Capkin said yesterday. "But we need to conclude the investigation before details emerge."
The Milliyet newspaper said she was also stabbed several times in her abdomen, but there was no sign of rape or theft and she was still wearing jewelry when police found her.
Turkish police had been searching for Sierra after her family reported that they had lost touch with her on January 21, the day she was due to return home to New York.
The Hurriyet newspaper, along with other media outlets, reported that Istanbul police have arrested 11 suspects but gave no further details.
Sierra's body might have been dumped in a blanket on Tuesday night on the main road near the ancient walls, Hurriyet reported, citing a possible eye witness.
"I saw a man removing something from the back seat of a car," the woman was quoted as telling the police. "Then I saw a hand there."
Sierra, who has two children aged nine and 11, left the US for Istanbul on January 7. She had posted a picture on Instagram on January 20, the day before she went missing.
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