TURKEY.Peace and Democracy Part (BDP): Hakkari attack is a provocation...

Α punishment for the boycott of the referendum?

BDP leader Selahattin Demirtaş:

'' The attack in Hakkari was carried out  by the “deep state” ''

(1)

BDP: Hakkari attack is a provocation

Demirtas says the bomb attack against a minibus carrying villagers in Hakkari, is a provocation.

Peace and Democracy Part (BDP) co-president says the bomb attack against a minibus carrying villagers in Hakkari, is a provocation.

Speaking in a press briefing in Ankara Selahattin Demirtas said it's AKP governments responsibility to find the assailants of the provocative attack.

Demirtas said BDP will send a delegation to Hakkari to investigate the attack. He will also personally travel to Hakkari with co president Gultan Kisanak to pay condolences to relatives of the victims.

He also insisted that the attackers are possibly from the same group which carried the bomb attack in 2005.

A bomb attack on 9 November 2005 at the 'Umut Bookstore' in central Semdinli killed one person and seriously wounded a second. The assailants were 4 military officers.

Demirtas and Kisanak were in Ankara today for a meeting with government officials. This meeting was cancelled after the attack.

16 September 2010

ANF NEWS DESK /

 

(2)

PKK denied connection with Hakkari attack

PKK denied any connection with the bomb attack against a minibus in Hakkari

Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) denied any connection with the bomb attack against a minibus in Hakkari that killed nine civilians today. PKK said the attack is an act of contr-guerilla units.

Umbrella organization of the PKK, Kurdish Democratic Confederation (KCK) released a statement denying any connection with Hakkari attack.

PKK said the guerilla forces are committed to the unilateral ceasefire, declared on 13 August.

Referedum 12-09-2010

BDP’s boycott was partly successful in southeast Turkey

Kurdish boycott campaign against the constitutional referendum was most effective in Hakkari, only 7 percent of the registered voters casted their ballots.

PKK statement said in Peyanus village only 5 voters casted their ballots while 99 percent of the voters supported BDP's boycott campaign and labelled the attack "a response to Peyanus's attitude in the referendum."

"The attack in Hakkari is an attack to all the Kurds" PKK said.

PKK also warned AKP government saying "The people of Hakkari is not alone".

PKK declared the victims as "martyrs of democracy" and paid condolences to the relatives and Kurdish people.

A suspected road side bomb explosion killed nine civilians in Hakkari this morning.

A minibus carrying passengers between Durankaya, a town near Hakkari city, and Gecitli village was hit by an explosion.

At least nine people were killed and four wounded, Turkish officials said.

ANF / ANF NEWS AGENCY