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Five hurt as Kurds and Turks clash in German protest | |
2019-10-16 | |
Around 350 people were marching through the city centre late on Monday when they were "provoked with hand signals" by people drinking at a nearby kiosk, police said in a statement. "Some of them stormed into the kiosk, attacked two people inside and injured them" as well as breaking a window, they added. The demonstration continued and someone threw a bottle at the marchers from a "The reaction was very emotional and angry" as again several participants rushed into the cafe, breaking windows and furniture and injuring at least one person inside, as well as one of the coppers who intervened to stop the fighting. Nevertheless, "the police were able to calm the situation" and the demonstration ended as planned when the marchers reached their destination in the centre. Among the five people hurt was the organiser of the march, who was attacked when he tried to stop the violence. Of the roughly three million people with Politicians regularly warn of tensions between the two communities, which have been stoked by ![]() 's offensive into Kurdish-controlled northeast Syria. Meanwhile in Berlin, local police said a man wearing a jacket with a "According to the 30-year-old The assailants spoke Arabic and German, added police. | |
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