Articles About Terrorist Activities

Hurriyet

The man who fired a shot into the air to scare pro-Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, demonstrators in Istanbul recently, has been the victim of an arson attack, a daily reported yesterday.

The man fired his shotgun in the Hacı Ahmed neighborhood of Istanbul, on Nov. 2, when a group of demonstrators came close to him. Demonstrators were protesting in response to reports the jailed leader of the outlawed PKK, Abdullah Öcalan, had been mistreated in custody.

The man was later detained and charged with the unlawful use of a gun in a public neighborhood, and then released pending trial.

PM in defense

A day later, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan referred to the incident and said, “Some civilians are forced to defend themselves,” giving tacit support to the man. Opposition parties and many daily newspapers criticized the Prime Minister for the statement.

According to the Bugün daily yesterday, the man’s car showroom, in the commercial Şişli neighborhood, was torched by a group of 20 to 25 people on Sunday, who threw Molotov cocktails before dispersing.

When police arrived at the scene, they found four unexploded Molotov cocktails.

Source: arama.hurriyet.com.tr/arsivnews.aspx?id=10327040