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SECOND FATALITY, THOUSANDS INJURED AS POLICE TRY TO CURB TURKEY PROTESTS
12:13 ~U 04.06.13
A second fatality has been confirmed as protests in Turkey enter their
fifth day. With several thousands already reported injured Turks
continue to flood social media with video, images, and allegations
of police brutality, the RT reports.
On Monday, the Union of Turkish Doctors confirmed the death of
22-year-old Abdullah Comert in the city of Antakya, which is located
in the province of Hatay, near Turkey's border with Syria.
The fatality was the second so far to be confirmed since protests
flared up on Friday in Istanbul and Ankara, and sprouted demonstrations
nationwide.
According to Turkish news reports Comert died of injuries sustained
after being shot by unidentified gunmen, though many users via social
media were placing the blame on local police forces.
The BBC has reported that Comert was a member of the youth wing of
the opposition Republican People's Party, but did not speculate as
to the exact cause of death.
Earlier on Monday, the Turkish Doctors' Union announced that
20-year-old Mehmet Ayvalitas, the first reported fatality since Friday,
was hit by a car in the Mayis district of Istanbul on Sunday.
Though many Turkish social media users again placed blame on police
forces for the death of Ayvalitas, any such link had yet to be
confirmed. According to the BBC the vehicle in question ignored
warnings to stop and ploughed into a crowd of demonstrators.
Armenian News - Tert.am
12:13 ~U 04.06.13
A second fatality has been confirmed as protests in Turkey enter their
fifth day. With several thousands already reported injured Turks
continue to flood social media with video, images, and allegations
of police brutality, the RT reports.
On Monday, the Union of Turkish Doctors confirmed the death of
22-year-old Abdullah Comert in the city of Antakya, which is located
in the province of Hatay, near Turkey's border with Syria.
The fatality was the second so far to be confirmed since protests
flared up on Friday in Istanbul and Ankara, and sprouted demonstrations
nationwide.
According to Turkish news reports Comert died of injuries sustained
after being shot by unidentified gunmen, though many users via social
media were placing the blame on local police forces.
The BBC has reported that Comert was a member of the youth wing of
the opposition Republican People's Party, but did not speculate as
to the exact cause of death.
Earlier on Monday, the Turkish Doctors' Union announced that
20-year-old Mehmet Ayvalitas, the first reported fatality since Friday,
was hit by a car in the Mayis district of Istanbul on Sunday.
Though many Turkish social media users again placed blame on police
forces for the death of Ayvalitas, any such link had yet to be
confirmed. According to the BBC the vehicle in question ignored
warnings to stop and ploughed into a crowd of demonstrators.
Armenian News - Tert.am