Syrian police break up Kurdish protest

"DAMASCUS - Syrian police used tear gas on Sunday to break up a protest by hundreds of Syrian Kurds in the town of Kameshli, where tension has been rising since the burial there of a murdered Kurdish cleric last week, residents said. Residents estimated hundreds of Kurds took part in the protest called by two banned Kurdish parties demanding an investigation into the murder of Sheikh Mohammad Maashouq al-Khaznawi, a moderate cleric not known for opposition to the state.

“They (police) used tear gas after some of the demonstrators fired shots toward the police,” said a non-Kurdish resident by telephone from the town. His account could not be verified and officials were not immediately available for comment. One witness said a policeman was shot dead by a Kurdish man who was then arrested."
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