Head of Turkish state lottery shot dead

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time*treat — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 05:35:41 GMT

The lottery is scheduled for privatization under the country's multi-billion dollar loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund

A permanent sale as condition for a temporary loan

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LOTTOMIKE — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 01:47:32 GMT

i agree.it is sad because these people have lives and families that will grieve over this senseless violence.why would another human do something like this to their fellow man.its wrong.no life is worth whatever is being gained from doing this.

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Todd — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 00:30:52 GMT

I hate to have to report these stories. It is sad to think that a normal guy just going to his job in the morning won't ever come home again to his family. They have been robbed of their father/husband.

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Jani Norman — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 00:25:51 GMT

I know Rebecca is happy that this cannot happen in Tennessee..

Head of Turkish state lottery shot dead

Lottery Post — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 00:21:34 GMT

The head of the Turkish state lottery was shot dead in his office by a former lottery employee on Friday, the state-run Anatolian news agency said.

Lottery employees confirmed general manager Ihya Balak had been shot dead around 9:30 am (0730 GMT). They said police had sealed off the building.

Private broadcaster NTV said the attacker, a former inspector at the state lottery, had shot Balak four times and had been detained by the police.

It said the attacker had been the subject of an i... [ More ]