Hundreds of French Kurds stage demonstration in Paris

Published on 25/07/2015 - 21:29

Hundreds of people from the French Kurdish community have turned out for a demonstration in Paris. They are protesting against the attack by

Hundreds of people from the French Kurdish community have turned out for a demonstration in Paris.

They are protesting against the attack by ISIL that killed 32 people in the mainly Kurdish town of Suruc, but also against the government’s bombing of Kurdish militant positions.

French Kurd Saleh Mustapha said: “Turkey is double-dealing. It’s trying to convince the international community that it’s fighting ISIS but in reality it’s targeting the Kurds.”

Another French Kurd, Leon Edart, said: “We have seen people arrested but among the 600 people arrested, there were probably a hundred from ISIS and the rest were Kurds. In fact, we want the world to witness that.”

Ankara denies claims by some Kurdish militants in Turkey that it has been covertly supporting ISIL against Syrian Kurds.