Up to 50 arrested as Kurdish protestors try to enter OPCW building
Between 40 and 50 people have been arrested after trying to enter the offices of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in The Hague.
Most of the demonstrators were Kurds, who were accusing Turkey of using chemical weapons against Kurdish forces, particularly in northern Iraq, broadcaster NOS said. They wanted to enter the building to generate more attention for their cause.
According to news agency AP, the protestors managed to get past security, including the high fence that surrounds the building.
AP said the protest had been organised by a Kurdish group called DEM NED. Some of the protestors also carried banners calling for the release of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan, who has been in a Turkish jail since 1999.
At the beginning of this month a Kurdish association urged the UN, the EU and the OPCW to research the use of chemical weapons by Turkey.
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