"EU concerned by violence in Turkey
31 Mar 2006 13:21:19 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Ingrid Melander
BRUSSELS, March 31 (Reuters) - The European Union expressed serious concern on Friday over violent clashes which have killed six people, including two children, in southeast Turkey and urged Ankara to improve the rights of Kurds in the region.
Stone-throwing Kurds have been clashing with riot police in Diyarbakir since Tuesday, turning the city of one million people on the River Tigris into a battle zone."
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