Soldiers fire at Roboskî villagers: One wounded

2015-07-06 15:12:24

ŞIRNAK (DİHA) - Soldiers attacked marching protesters in Roboskî with tear gas canisters and real bullets, and injured İsa Encü.

Turkish soldiers attacked marching protesters in Roboskî with tear gas canisters and real bullets, and injured İsa Encü. Roboskî residents organized a march to Şirik Plateau in order to protest the increasing pressures, the massacre of mules, and the ban on accessing Şirik Plateau in the village. Soldiers prevented the villagers from marching and attacked civilians with tear gas canisters.

Soldiers also used real bullets and injured İsa Encü , who was taken to Uludere State Hospital and later transferred to Şırnak State Hospital.

Turkish warplanes bombed a group of villagers in Roboski village bound to Uludere district of Şırnak on 28 December 2011 and massacred 34 of them.

(nt)