By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Turkish police broke up a violent demonstration by Kurdish protesters in eastern Turkey, the country's Anatolia news agency reported Saturday.
The agency said police were firing pepper gas and smoke bombs to disperse the crowds in the city of Van, near the Iranian border, and that the clash was sparked by protesters hurling stones at police.
Kurdish protesters have clashed with police and torched vehicles and shops across the nation over allegations that Kurdish rebel chief Abdullah Ocalan was mistreated in prison. The government has denied the allegations.
Ocalan's rebel group has been fighting for autonomy in the Kurdish-dominated southeast since 1984.
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