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butthurt [soylentnews.org] writes:

[...] Turkish security personnel attacked protesters outside the Turkish embassy in Washington during President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to the United States. The protesters displayed flags for the Kurdish People’s Democratic Union (PYD), which the Turkish government sees as a political arm of the violent PKK separatist party.

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At least eleven people were injured in the melee, according to Washington officials, most of them protesters. One of the injured was a D.C. police officer, and two U.S. Secret Service officers were reportedly assaulted during the battle. The D.C. police chief described [nytimes.com] the incident as “a brutal attack on peaceful protests.”

—Breitbart News [breitbart.com] (hyperlink in original)

A similar incident occurred during Erdogan’s visit to Washington last year, in which Erdogan guards beat Turkish journalists [theguardian.com] protesting for their rights.

—Breitbart News [breitbart.com] (hyperlink in original)

During Erdoğan's meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at around 12.30 p.m. local time (1630GMT), PKK supporters, as well as some protesters carrying Armenian flags, started shouting slogans against Turkey and Erdoğan at Lafayette Square park, just north of the White House.

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Turkey's U.S. embassy stated the demonstrators were associated with the PKK, which has waged a three-decade-long bloody insurgency against Turkey and is considered a terrorist group by the U.S.

—Daily Sabah [dailysabah.com] (a Turkish publication)

additional coverage:

• Washington Examiner [washingtonexaminer.com]
• Washington Post [washingtonpost.com]
• Huffington Post [huffingtonpost.com]

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