Trial kicks off against 29 youths for participation in Diyarbakir riots

09/05/2006

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey -- The trial against 29 youths accused of participating in the ethnic Kurdish violence and riots in the southeast city of Diyarbakir in late March began on Monday (8 May). The defendants are charged with supporting the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party and with breaches of the Turkish law on demonstrations. During a visit to Diyarbakir on Sunday, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned the use of children for violent activities and again called for unity against terrorism. (AFP, NTV, TurkishPress.com - 08/05/06)

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