It is reported that Ömer Güney, the main suspect in the assassination of Sakine Cansız, Fidan Doğan and Leyla Şaylemez in French capital Paris on 9 January, 2013, has died.

The trial of Güney, who had previously attempted at prison break, was set to resume in the coming months.

Murat Şahin, a former member of the Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MIT) living in Switzerland, had said previously that Ömer Güney, the man under arrest since 19 January, 2013 in connection with the killings in Paris of Sakine Cansız, Fidan Doğan and Leyla Şaylemez, was a member of the MIT.

More details to follow.