Curfew in Four Quarters of Diyarbakır Lifted

On September 27 at 14.30, the curfew was declared in four quarters- Ulutürk, Tekel, Dumlupınar and Fırat- of Bismil district of Diyarbakır province in southeastern Turkey.

The curfew was lifted at the same day’s night.

According to the news of Hürriyet daily, a Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) member from Bismil was killed in Şırnak province, in southeastern Turkey so the clashes broke out in the city.

A curfew had been declared in Bismil on September 8 and it was lifted a day later.

A child was killed

After the curfew in Bismil, a child named Elif Şimşek (8) was killed and 5 people from the family of Şimşek got wounded according to Diyarbakır Police Department.

Injured people were taken to hospitals and an investigation has been launched. 

Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Diyarbakır deputy Sibel Yiğitalp tweeted Şimşek’s mother had a risk of death and Elif was killed due to security forces’ mortars while Police Department stated the child died of  a rocket launcher attack from PKK.

According to Dicle News Agency (DİHA), the police bombed Şimşek family’s home. (NV/EKN/BD)

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