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Autopsy of Turkish-American activist shows she was killed by sniper’s bullet to the head: Nablus governor

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A lifeless body of Turkish-American activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, who was shot in the head with a bullet by Israeli forces, are taken to Rafidia State Hospital in Nablus, West Bank on September 06, 2024. [Issam Rimawi - Anadolu Agency]
An autopsy report of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a Turkish-American activist, has confirmed she was killed by an Israeli sniper’s bullet to the head, Nablus governor Ghassan Daghlas said on Saturday, Anadolu Agency reports. Eygi, who was participating in a demonstration against illegal Israeli settlements in the town of Beita, was shot by Israeli forces on Friday. In a statement to Anadolu, Daghlas said the autopsy results indicated Eygi’s cause of death was a gunshot wound inflicted by a sniper, specifically targeting her head. Eygi had been rushed to a nearby hospital where she was declared dead upon arrival. Eygi, 26, a dual citizen of Turkiye and the US, had been actively involved in solidarity movements supporting Palestinian rights. Her death […]

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