Tuesday, April 25, 2006

Eighty children face jail after Turkish riots

"Eighty children face jail after Turkish riots

Reuters
Tuesday, April 25, 2006; 7:54 AM

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Eighty children who took part in riots in Turkey's troubled, mainly Kurdish southeast face up to 15 years in prison, according to an indictment seen by Reuters on Tuesday.

The riots, which began late last month, pitting pro-Kurdish protesters against the security forces, were the worst civil unrest in Turkey for more than a decade and left 16 people -- including at least three children, one aged 3, -- dead and hundreds injured."

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