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Gunshots Fired at Turkey's Pro-Kurdish Party's HQ, No Casualties Reported

© AFP 2023 / ADEM ALTANPolice are seen outside the headquarters of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party, (HDP) early on April 18, 2015 in Ankara
Police are seen outside the headquarters of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party, (HDP) early on April 18, 2015 in Ankara - Sputnik International
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Gunshots were fired at Turkey's major pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) headquarters in the capital Ankara early Saturday, local media reported.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The attack comes ahead of the June 7 general election. HDP expressed confidence that it could gain over 10 percent of the votes and thus enter the parliament.

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Bullets pierced the sign outside the party's office, according to Daily Sabah newspaper. There have been no casualties.

Sirri Sureyya Onder, parliamentarian for the HDP, called the attack a provocation, as quoted by the newspaper.

Earlier in the month, during a Kurdish spring festival Cezmi Budak, former co-chair of the HDP party in Diyadin in eastern Turkey, was killed in clashes with the Turkish soldiers. Following the incident, the Kurdish population of Turkey accused Ankara for purposely provoking conflict before the Turkish election.

Kurds are Turkey's largest ethnic minority, comprising up to 25 percent of the Turkish population. Kurds are striving toward creating their own independent state and gain independence from Turkey.

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