Kurds clash with Turkish police
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Kurds clashed with Turkish police near the Iraqi border Wednesday on the 28th anniversary of the rebels' armed struggle.
Protesters pelted police with firecrackers and petrol bombs... police responded with tear gas and water cannons.
August 15th 1984 is considered the start of the struggle of the now outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party in their campaign for autonomy in southeastern Turkey.
The fight is considered one of the worlds' most protracted insurgencies in which more than 40,000 people, mainly Kurds, have been killed.
Kurds clashed with Turkish police near the Iraqi border Wednesday on the 28th anniversary of the rebels' armed struggle.
Protesters pelted police with firecrackers and petrol bombs... police responded with tear gas and water cannons.
August 15th 1984 is considered the start of the struggle of the now outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party in their campaign for autonomy in southeastern Turkey.
The fight is considered one of the worlds' most protracted insurgencies in which more than 40,000 people, mainly Kurds, have been killed.