13 injured in explosion in Hakkari

19 01 2012

13 people were injured in an explosion that occurred in southeastern province of Hakkari on Thursday, governor said.

Speaking to AA correspondent, Hakkari Governor Muammer Turker said 13 including three police officers were injured in the explosion according to the preliminary information. Read the rest of this entry »



Danish court rules Kurdish TV station supported ‘terrorism’

11 01 2012

A Danish court Tuesday found Copenhagen-based Kurdish broadcaster Roj TV guilty of backing a terrorist group over its links to Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) separatists in Turkey.

COPENHAGEN- “The court finds it has been proven that T (used in the court documents to refer to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK) was a terrorist organisation,” the ruling said.

The Copenhagen court said the station “supported the organisation’s activities” from February 2008 to September 2010. Read the rest of this entry »