Salih Tekinalp, a former mayor of Suruç, a Turkish town located on the border with Syria, and his son Sinan were killed in their car by gunmen on Sunday. Suspects fled the scene and Turkish police launched a manhunt.
Tekinalp has served as mayor from the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) from 1994-1999 in Suruç, which nowadays makes headlines as a major hub for displaced Syrians traveling from Syria's Kobani.
A senior figure of the Dinay tribe in Şanlıurfa, Tekinalp was working as a horse breeder. He was injured in another armed attack some four months ago. The motive for the attack is unknown.
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