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Turkey buries US activist killed by Israel in occupied West Bank

Mourners carry the coffin of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, draped in the Turkish flag, during her funeral ceremony in Didim, Turkey, on September 14 [Dilara Senkaya/Reuters]

Thousands of mourners in Turkey have gathered for the funeral of Turkish-American activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, who was killed by Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank.

The killing last week of 26-year-old Eygi sparked international condemnation against Israel. She was shot in the head while taking part in a demonstration on September 6 against illegal Israeli settlements.

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