HDP headquarters local office shops attacked in central Turkey

(MENAFN- The Journal Of Turkish Weekly) A number of anti-terror marches in Turkey turned violent late Sept. 8 with ultranationalist protesters attacking the headquarters of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) in Ankara as well as its office in another Central Anatolian province. Dozens of demonstrators pelted theAnkaraheadquarters of the HDP which focuses on the Kurdish issue with stones before they were dispersed by police. Police detained one protester over the attack according to CNNTürk. In the neighboring province of Krehir the HDP’s local office was attacked by another group as its flag was lowered and replaced by a Turkish flag during a march by Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) supporters entitled “Damn Terrorism.” The march turned violent when around 150 people in the crowd set fire to four shops owned by Kurdish businessmen according to Turkish media. The fire which destroyed the four shops was put out by fire brigades without causing casualties.