Chapel Hill murders: Turkish leader challenges Obama

Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has criticised US President Barack Obama for his silence over the murder of three Muslim students in the US. 

He said politicians are responsible for events in their countries and had to clarify their stance over them. 

More than five thousand people attended the funeral of the students who were shot dead in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 

With a suspect in custody, police are still investigating the motive, amid family claims it was a hate crime. Initial indications, according to the police, are that the gunman, Craig Hicks, acted in a dispute over a parking space. 

A district prosecutor said there was no evidence that the victims, Deah Shaddy Barakat, wife Yusor Mohammad and her sister Razan - had been targeted because of their faith

BBC