1 killed as security forces fire on protesters in southeastern Turkey

1 killed as security forces fire on protesters in southeastern Turkey

PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish security forces killed one person and wounded seven on Friday, June 28 when they fired on a group of people protesting against construction of a new gendarmerie outpost in Kurdish-dominated southeastern Turkey, security sources said.

The incident happened in the village of Kayacik in the Lice district of Diyarbakir province, the sources said. It was not immediately clear why the protesters were opposing the new outpost, according to Reuters.

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