Police clash with Kurdish protesters in Istanbul, southeastern Turkey
28 12 2009News reports say Kurdish protesters threw stones and firebombs at police in Istanbul and southeast Turkey as tensions escalated over the arrest of dozens of Kurds on charges of links to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK.
Police dispersed dozens of protesters in Istanbul’s largely Kurdish Gazi district on Sunday.
More clashes erupted between Kurdish demonstrators and anti-riot police in southeastern Turkey on Sunday, the second day of violent protests. In Yüksekova and Hakkari police used water canons and tear gas against demonstrators. According to the Associated Press, at least
10 people were hurt, including two policemen, and a dozen arrested, reported Agence France-Presse.
Prosecutors on Friday charged 23 Kurds, including seven mayors, with ties to a political arm of the outlawed PKK.
Source: Hurriyet Daily News
URL: www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=police-clash-with-kurdish-protesters-in-istanbul-southeastern-turkey-2009-12-28
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