Turkish police release final moments of heart attack victim

ISTANBUL

The footage purports to show that Serdar Kadakal was not killed by an overdose of tear gas.

Turkish police have released footage showing the final moments of a Kadıköy sound technician following claims that the 35-year-old died due to officers' intense use of tear gas in surpressing protests in the district this past week.

The footage appears to show that police did not use tear gas on the night of Sept. 13 near the area in which Serdar Kadakal suffered a heart attack before dying.

The 35-year-old sound technician, who also worked at Shaft Bar in the heart of Kadıköy's bar district and not far from Bahariye Avenue, which was subjected to the bulk of the police onslaught, had a history of a heart condition, relatives said.