Chapel Hill shooting: thousands mourn slain students at funeral

Turkish president criticises Barack Obama for failing to condemn the attack on three young Muslims

Peopleduring a vigil at the University of North Carolina following the murders of three Muslim students
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Thousands of mourners have attended a funeral for the three Muslim students fatally shot in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on Tuesday.

Officials believe 21-year-old Yusor Abu-Salha, her 23-year-old husband Deah Barakat and her 19-year-old sister Razan Abu-Salha were killed by their neighbour Craig Stephen Hicks.

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