Kurds, Turkish police clash in southeast province of Cizre for second night

Pro-PKK protesters clashed with police in a southeast town of Turkey on Saturday (August 8) for the second night in a row as tensions mounted in the area.

A Kurdish man reacts to tear gas during a clash between Turkish soldiers and Kurdish protesters (AFP) Source: AFP

Clashes in Cizre came as the leader of Turkey's pro-Kurdish HDP urged the militant Kurdistan Workers Party to "remove its finger from the trigger"; and said the government should launch talks to halt a surge in violence.

On Friday (August 7) evening militants fired a rocket at an armoured car in Cizre, killing a police officer and wounding another, security sources said.

Earlier that day, three people were killed and seven wounded during clashes between police and PKK in the town of Silopi. Both towns are close to Turkey's borders with Syria and Iraq.