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TURKEY DETAINS 152 SUSPECTED PKK MEMBERS
November 21, 2012 - 13:44 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish police detained 152 Kurdistan Workers' Party
(PKK) militants and supporters, including PKK Self-Defense Units
(Ã~VSB) chief C.A., in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır on
Tuesday, Nov 20, for various crimes related to violent demonstrations
held across the country, Today's Zaman reported.
Members of the Ã~VSB, who are specially trained to cause social unrest,
were included among those detained, as well as others accused of
masterminding several incidents of assaults with stones, fireworks
and Molotov cocktails, as well as blocking vehicles on roads and
setting car tires on fire.
Roughly 100 of the detained were minors. Of the total number, 128
of the detained, including all minors, were released, while 15 were
referred to a court and later arrested.
During a press conference following the detentions, Diyarbakır
Governor Mustafa Toprak said Ã~VSB Turkey chief C.A. and five other
Ã~VSB members were detained and their weapons as well as documents
related to the organization seized. According to Toprak, the Ã~VSB
chief came to Turkey from the PKK headquarters located in the Kandil
Mountains after receiving training there on carrying out assassinations
and armed attacks.
November 21, 2012 - 13:44 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish police detained 152 Kurdistan Workers' Party
(PKK) militants and supporters, including PKK Self-Defense Units
(Ã~VSB) chief C.A., in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır on
Tuesday, Nov 20, for various crimes related to violent demonstrations
held across the country, Today's Zaman reported.
Members of the Ã~VSB, who are specially trained to cause social unrest,
were included among those detained, as well as others accused of
masterminding several incidents of assaults with stones, fireworks
and Molotov cocktails, as well as blocking vehicles on roads and
setting car tires on fire.
Roughly 100 of the detained were minors. Of the total number, 128
of the detained, including all minors, were released, while 15 were
referred to a court and later arrested.
During a press conference following the detentions, Diyarbakır
Governor Mustafa Toprak said Ã~VSB Turkey chief C.A. and five other
Ã~VSB members were detained and their weapons as well as documents
related to the organization seized. According to Toprak, the Ã~VSB
chief came to Turkey from the PKK headquarters located in the Kandil
Mountains after receiving training there on carrying out assassinations
and armed attacks.