Rally in North Rhine-Westphalia: Pro-Kurdish demonstration in Dortmund with 4,500 folks | EUROtoday

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According to police, round 4,500 folks demonstrated peacefully.
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In Dortmund According to the police, round 4,500 folks demonstrated towards the warfare in northern Syria and violence towards the civilian inhabitants. According to a police spokeswoman, the theme of the rally “related to Kurdish concerns” in Dortmund was: “Against violence in Iran and Syria and against violence against the civilian population.” Overall, the assembly was peaceable and trouble-free. The police initially assumed there have been 1,500 members within the demonstration.

A professional-Kurdish demonstration was additionally registered in Bonn – on the subject “Attack on Kurds in Syria». Because of the state of affairs in Syria and the battle between Syrian authorities troops and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a number of thousand folks have demonstrated nationwide up to now few days.

On Tuesday there have been riots on the sidelines of a pro-Kurdish demonstration in Dortmund beneath the motto “Against the killing of innocents, civilians and children” with round 4,000 members. Seven cops have been injured. The had for Friday police Therefore, “an increased force approach” was introduced.

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