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27 December 2009 - 13:25 AMT

Kurds clash with police in Turkey’s southeast

Kurdish demonstrators clashed with the police when protesting the arrest of 23 Pro-Kurdish Party (DNP) activists who were accused of terrorist activities. The crowd pelted stones at the security guards, burned tyres and crashed shop windows. The police used water cannon and tear gas to stop disorders. According to Turkish media reports, 30 people were detained.