Libyan policemen die due to gas leak in Istanbul

Libyan policemen die due to gas leak in Istanbul

ISTANBUL

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Three Libyan policemen on training in Istanbul were found dead last night in a Fatih apartment due to an apparent gas leak, Doğan news agency reported. 

The men were identified as Ramzi Salem Gadmour, 28, Abu Menair Embarek, 25, and Salem Mohammed, 33.

The policemen died just a day after five Afghan citizens that had come to Istanbul in search of work died in apparent gas leak in nearby Zeytinburnu. Khudaiverdi Saifullah, 21, his brother Inayetullah Saifullah, 27, Nakibullah Varizade, 28, Muhibullah Alim, 25, and Soorash Vahab, 22, were found dead Jan. 1 by one of their relatives.

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