By GB News (World News) | Created at 2024-11-27 21:21:01 | Updated at 2024-11-27 23:50:13
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Police and protesters have clashed in north London after seven people were arrested as part of a counter terrorism investigation.
Five men and two women, aged between 23 and 62, were arrested after an investigation into suspected activity linked to the banned Kurdistan Workers Party, known as the PKK.
The PKK, a militant group founded in southeast Turkey in 1978 with the aim of creating an independent Kurdish state, was banned in Britain in 2001. The group has been involved in a 40-year conflict, leading to more than 40,000 deaths.
British police said they were carrying out searches at eight premises across London, including the Kurdish Community Centre in Harringay, which is likely to be closed to the public for up to two weeks
Members of the Kurdish community and locals light candles arranged to depict the star in the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) flag
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Members of the Kurdish community perform a dance near a Kurdish community centre as a protest earlier today
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Signs are displayed on a window following a counter terrorism investigation into suspected activity linked to the banned Kurdistan Workers Party
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Kurdish people shout as they block barriers from being unloaded and used to stop access to a road leading to a Kurdish community centre
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Ishak Milani, of the Kurdish People’s Assembly in the UK, said earlier today: "We, the Kurdish community in London, strongly condemn the recent unjust and heavy-handed raid conducted by British police on our community spaces.
"This aggressive act is not only an attack on our people but also an affront to the principles of democracy, justice and human rights that the UK claims to uphold. We demand accountability for this raid and a clear explanation for the actions taken."
