Turkish Police Clash with Kurdish Protesters

Posted by on Jul 14, 2012

Police in southeastern Turkey used tear gas and water cannons to drive back Kurdish protesters hurling stones at them Saturday, at a rally in support of a Kurdish militant leader. Local authorities had refused to give permission for Saturday’s demonstration in the city of Diyarbakir, where the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party sought to gather supporters of Abdullah Ocalan. Several police officers and at least one BDP lawmaker were injured. Ocalan, a founder of the militant …

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