Turkish police attacked the people standing in the way of diggers that entered two neighborhoods of the historical Sur district, Amed today for a total demolition under the cover of “urban transformation”.
Diggers have started demolition in Kilise Square on instruction from the Ministry of Environment and Urbanisation for Alipaşa and Lalebey neighborhoods in Amed's central Sur district.
Vehicles of Diyarbakır Water and Sewerage Administration (DİSKİ) have also entered the neighborhood to cut off water amid a siege by police forces. People trying to obstruct the diggers from demolishing their homes are attacked by the police, to which they respond with stones.
Tensions are high in the district.
#Diyarbakır’ın #Sur ilçesi Alipaşa ve Lalebey mahallelerindeki polis ve zırhlı araçların eşlik ettiği yıkım başladıhttps://t.co/W7dCzvVKBT pic.twitter.com/wadUNDOXC8
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