Violence erupts at Turkish soccer match
By Reuters
07 March 2023 |
12:07 pm
Police arrested seven people after violence erupted at a soccer match in Turkey against a team from the mainly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir, authorities said, and a pro-Kurdish party called for officials to resign over the "open racism" at the game.
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