Video News – Violence has erupted in Cizre, a district of Şırnak province of Turkey on Monday after PKK supporters blocked the main road leading to the province and stoned a government building and police who came to stop the group.
Cizre's main road closed by protesters by burning tires and garbage containers
The group made of hundreds of Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) supporters, mostly consisting of teenagers and children blocked the main road leading to the Cizre district Southeastern Turkey close to the border of Iraq and Syria.
The main reason behind Monday’s protests were due to an incident on Friday where a PKK militant was killed and another arrested after being caught red-handed by Turkish police officials as they were suspected of planting a road side bomb in the main road of Cizre.
The PKK supporters burnt tires and obstructed the road with bin containers and whatever objects they got hold of.
A gun battle between two PKK terrorists trying to plant a road side bomb and Turkish police officials were witnessed by thousands of people in the district of Cizre, Şırnak province, Southeastern Turkey.
The group then stoned a government building on the Cizre road before stoning police officials which came to disburse the group.
Many shops and stores were also closed in Cizre on Monday, which is seen as a form of protest by the shop keepers, however some also have said that if they did not close the shops, they could have become targets of angry groups.
One shop keeper that National Turk spoke to, who declined to be named said “when we open shops during protests, we become direct targets of the stones.” said the grocery store owner who was targeted by protesters in the past
“My shop has been stoned and all windows shattered when I opened my store during a planned protest last year,” said the distressed shop owner.
The shop owner continued “Many shopkeepers do close their shops in support of the protests… but many also remain closed because they are scared that their shops will be burnt, stoned or even looted.
The violence is still continuing at Cizre.
In the incident which occurred on Friday, two suspected PKK militants were caught red handed while trying to plant a road side bomb in Cizre.
Security officials who were called to the area saw the suspects on the side of the Dicle river and a gun battle ensued.
The gunfight which resulted on a PKK militant being killed and another being caught injured, occurred in front of thousands of Cizre residents.
Heavy artillery consisting of an Uzi, AK47, and several hand grenades were found on the militants.
Video of Police fighting with PKK terrorists in front of thousands of Cizre residents
