Including BDP Akdeniz Municipality Mayor, 100 people have been taken into custody in Mersin as a result of police attack on the funeral ceremony of HPG (People’s Defense Forces) guerrilla Murat Þakar who lost his life in a clash in Batman on 3 February.

The mass was attacked with gas bombs and pressure water after carrying the coffin of HPG guerrilla Murat Þakar from the mosque to Güneykent Cemetery.

Police teams who had taken intense security measures in the area before the ceremony have taken 100 people into custody.

Events at the cemetery are reported to be continuing.