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Turkish court places under arrest co-leaders of pro-Kurdish party: report


Friday, 4 November, 2016 , 14:06

Istanbul, Nov 4, 2016 (AFP) — A Turkish court on Friday placed under arrest ahead of trial the two co-leaders of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), the state-run Anadolu news agency said.

A court in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir ruled to remand Selahattin Demirtas and Figen Yuksekdag in custody after they were detained overnight as part of a terror investigation.