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Turkish police detain hundreds after bomb attacks, pro-Kurdish party targeted
[DW] Police have detained 235 people including pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) officials over alleged ties to Kurdish turbans. One day prior, a PKK splinter group grabbed credit for bombings in Istanbul.Counter-terrorism police conducted early-morning raids in 11 Turkish provinces on Monday, detaining officials in cities like Istanbul and Ankara, the ministry said. The raids appeared to also target officials from the pro-Kurdish HDP political party. In Istanbul, police took 20 officials into custody, including the HDP's provincial head in the city, Aysel Guzel, Turkish authorities said. The party's main offices in the city were also reportedly searched. Another 17 people involved in the party were detained in Ankara, including the provincial head Ibrahim Binici, Hurrieyet reported. To the south in Adana, a further 25 were taken into custody as part of a large police raid. The sweeping police raids came after weekend attacks in Istanbul killed 44 people and injured 155, according to the latest figures from the health ministry in Ankara. Most of those killed were coppers. On Sunday, the Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK) - a radical splinter group of the PKK - grabbed credit for twin blasts outside a soccer stadium in Istanbul. Following the claim, Turkish warplanes carried out air strikes against PKK targets in northern Iraq, an army statement said. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ... Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him... said in a published statement that those behind the attack would "pay a heavier price" for Saturday evening's attack. Posted by: Fred 2016-12-13 |
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