Kurdes : affrontements à Uludere et Diyarbakir – 31 décembre 2011

Kurdish Protesters Clash With Turkish Authorities Over Civilian Deaths

voanews.com

31 12 2011

Ethnic Kurds clashed with authorities in southeastern Turkey Saturday, three days after a government air strike killed 35 civilians mistaken for Kurdish rebels.

Police used batons and tear gas to disperse crowds of angry protesters and make arrests in the region’s main city of Diyarbakir and several other locations. Protesters threw stones and molotov cocktails at police cars and officers.

Protesters attacked district governor Naif Yavuz during an official visit to the village of Uludere where the victims were buried Friday.

Peaceful protests took place elsewhere in the Kurdish-populated region.

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Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.