Intense attack at Kurşunlu Mosque: 5 injured
DIYARBAKIR (DIHA) - Attacks by special operation teams are getting heavier in Diyarbakir's central Sur district where a curfew remains in effect for 14 uninterrupted days.
The district is witnessing an extraordinary activity since the murder of Diyarbakir Bar President Tahir Elçi in a shady armed attack near the historical Foor Footed Minaret on 28 November. Elçi was killed in the wake of a press statement defending the protection of historical structures after the Four Footed Minaret was targeted and damaged by an obviously deliberately attack the week before.
The area of historical , which was also set ablaze and greatly damaged during last week's onslaught by state forces, is one of the main locations where attacks by operation police intensify.
A bomb fired by police forces hit a civilian house near the mosque, leaving 4 people from the same family injured.
On the other hand, one other person is reported to have got wounded as a result of attacks by special operation teams again in the mosque area.
(nt)
