Recent incidents in Belgium prove PKK threat to social peace in Western Europe, says Turkish Foreign Ministry
- Türkiye
- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 04:56 | 26 March 2024
- Modified Date: 05:05 | 26 March 2024
The Turkish Foreign Ministry stated on Tuesday that recent incidents in Belgium once again highlighted the PKK's threat to social peace and public order in Western Europe.
Belgium police used water cannons to control an altercation initiated by PKK terror group sympathizers who were raising provocative slogans while passing through an area of Turkish-origin citizens in the Heusden-Zolder district of Limburg province near the capital Brussels and their attack on them.
A group of PKK sympathizers were returning from Nevruz (spring) celebrations on Sunday morning in their cars, carrying flags symbolizing the PKK terrorist organization, but when they passed through a street primarily populated by Turkish-origin citizens, they shouted provocative slogans.
The Turks responded to the group, resulting in an altercation.
Police teams arrived at the scene, where some vehicles had been set on fire, forcing them to use water cannons to control the situation.
In its more than 35-year terror campaign against Türkiye, the PKK – listed as a terrorist organization by Türkiye, the U.S., and EU – has been responsible for the deaths of more than 40,000 people, including women, children, and infants. The YPG/PYD is the PKK's Syrian offshoot.