Shopkeepers didn’t open their shops today in Yüksekova county of Hakkari to protest against the detention of 10 DYG members and the serious injury of DYG Council Speaker Sedat Karadað with the shooting of soldiers. And youngsters closed the way to traffic with fires they lighted and threw molotov cocktails to a branch bank.

Shops remained unopened in Yüksekova today as well, due to the serious wounding of DYG Yüksekova Council Speaker with a soldier fire and the detention of 10 DYG members. The Þemdinli-Yüksekova way was closed to traffic by early morning hours with fires lighted. Young demonstrators wearing pushi on faces continued their act despite heavy snow and threw molotov cocktail to Yüksekova Branch of Halk Bank.

While tension continues in the county under heavy snow, police has started to take intensive precautions in some points and closed the Eczaneler Street to traffic.

Translation: Berna Ozgencil