Yüksekdağ and deputies attacked by police in Silvan

HDP co-chair Figen Yüksekdağ, DTK co-chair Hatip Dicle, HDK co-chair Ertuğrul Kürkçü and a group of HDP deputies have been attacked by police that blocked their access toTekel neighborhood in Silvan.

HDP co-chair Figen Yüksekdağ, DTK co-chair Hatip Dicle, HDK co-chair Ertuğrul Kürkçü and a group of HDP deputies have arrived in Silvan and started to march towards Tekel neighborhood.

The politicians have been attacked by police forces that blocked their access to the neighborhood. Yüksekdağ was battered and HDP deputies were directly targeted in the police attack which has reportedly left some of the politicians injured.

Clashes have erupted and spread across the district upon the people's response to the police crackdown on Diyarbakır Street. Protests continue in all the neighborhoods.