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Six injured outside Turkish Embassy in Belgium

Clashes between Turks and Kurds

Newsroom March 31 05:58

Six people were injured in front of the Turkish Embassy in Brussels during violent clashes between pro and anti-Erdogan supporters. The incident comes a day after three Kurdish people were stabbed by pro-Erdigan supporters in Brussels during the voting procedures of the referendum, which will decide whether Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will gain more executive power. Two of those injured were taken to hospital for treatments, while Belgian police arrested 5 men between the ages of 30 and 47, according to a statement released by Belgian justice, with four of them awaiting to face a court hearing. The skirmishes broke out Thursday evening outside the Embassy building when a crowd of 150-200 people started throwing shards of cement at parked cars. Belgian police only managed to restore order after many hours. Belgian citizens of Turkish descent are casting their ballots at the cities of Antwerp and Brussels between March 27 and April 9 for the Turkish referendum to be held on April 16. Belgian PM Charles Michel condemned the clashes in a tweet promising to clamp down on similar violent incidents. According to Navbel, an organisation representing the Kurdish community in Belgium, the fights erupted when a group of 4 Belgians of Turkish descent attacked Kurdish voters.

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