Sixty-year-old Assyrian Christian priest Melke Tok was reportedly abducted by unidentified armed men on 9 January 1994 while travelling from Idil to Be-sorino in southeast Turkey. The driver of the vehicle in which he was travelling is said to have been held and interrogated by gendarmerie in Be-sorino until the evening of 9 January. The abduction is suspected to have been carried out by village guards or Islamic fundamentalists close to the security forces. AI is concerned for the safety of Melke Tor.
