Thousands of people have joined the funeral of Van councillor Yýldýrým Ayhan today. The ceremony turned into a nightmare when police violently attacked the mourning crowd with tear gas.

Councillor Ayhan was killed yesterday while at a peace demonstration. It was believed that the councillor had been killed by a tear gas which hit him in the chest. Indeed the autopsy revealed that the BDP politician had been hit by a bullet.

The funeral ceremony was attacked by police and many people are said to have been wounded. As a result of the scores of tear gas thrown a fire started in the Akköprü Graveyard.