Unrest at Newroz celebrations in Turkish provinces
BayBak, Azerbaijan | 1913 days ago | Saturday, 22nd March , 2008 , 21:35 [pm] | Azerbaijan
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. | Unrest broke out in Van and Hakkari, southeastern provinces in Turkey, during unofficial Newroz demonstrations celebrating the arrival of spring.
The police intervened when demonstrators, who gathered in front of the pro-Kurdish party DTP building, chanted slogans supporting PKK. The police fired water cannons, tear gas and warning shots in the air to disperse around 3,000 demonstrators who threw stones at |
Unrest broke out in Van and Hakkari, southeastern provinces in Turkey, during unofficial Newroz demonstrations celebrating the arrival of spring.
The police intervened when demonstrators, who gathered in front of the pro-Kurdish party DTP building, chanted slogans supporting PKK. The police fired water cannons, tear gas and warning shots in the air to disperse around 3,000 demonstrators who threw stones at the policemen. Police Commissioner Mehmet Salih Kesmez said 15 policemen and 38 demonstrators were wounded while 130 demonstrators were detained during the demonstrations in Van.
Meanwhile -again during the unofficial Newroz demonstrations in front of DTP building- similar unrest broke out in Hakkari, another southeastern province of Turkey. 12 people, including two policemen, were wounded. 30 demonstrators were detained during the demonstrations in Hakkari, Dogan news agency reported.hurriyet
, Voice of a Nation[1] Print
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