Italian athlete commits suicide in Turkey

May 30 2012 12:22:42

Italian athlete commits suicide in Turkey

ISTANBUL - Hürriyet

Istanbul’s Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge is seen in this photo. DAILY NEWS photo, Emrah GÜREL

Italian volleyball player Giulia Albini killed herself yesterday by jumping of the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge in Istanbul, daily Hürriyet has reported.

Police officers found 30-year-old Albini's body in the morning, near Kandilli on the Asian side of the city. Albini arrived in Istanbul on Saturday and reportedly rented a car from the airport.

The details of the past few days that ended with her suicide remain unknown.

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