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Turkey-Kurdistan,
July 6 - Kurdish youth loyal to the Kurdish leader
Abdullah Ocalan clashed with Turkish police on July
3 in the quarters of Kadifekale in the district of
Konak in Izmir.
The Kurdish youth were demonstrating against the
isolation of Ocalan and against the Turkish military
operations in Kurdistan. When the protesters reached
the main street, they were stopped by Turkish Police
who had blocked three roads at the intersection with
APC's (Armoured Personnel Carriers).
The police tried to scatter the protesters with
water cannons and teargas. Turkish police fired in
the air when protesters started to throw stones and
Molotov cocktails.
The youth set up barricades and continued to throw
Molotov cocktails as they shouted slogans as 'Long
Live Leader Apo', 'Kale wake up, see after your
freedom' and 'The youth are Apo's militants'.
After one hour of clashes the Turkish police broke
the barricades and chased the protesters through
cross streets and on top of rooftops. The police
failed to catch and arrest any of the protesters.
DIHA
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