Violence has erupted in a number of Turkish cities as Kurds protest over Ankara’s reluctance to assist Peshmerga fighters in the Syrian border town of Kobani, which is under attack from ISIL militants.<br /><br />The clashes left 18 people dead across the country as riot police used water canon and tear gas to disperse the demonstrators.<br /><br />Kurdish anger is directed at government inaction against the threat from ISIL and the banned Kurdistan People’s Party has called for further disruption.<br /><br />Authorities have accused the protesters of “betraying their country “ and have said they will meet “violence with violence”.<br /><br />A number of curfews have been imposed in south-eastern Turkey where the majority of Kurds reside. <br /><br />In Hamburg, Germany, a Kurdish protest against ISIL turned violent after fights broke out between Kurds and radical Muslim groups.<br /><br />Police say 14 people were injured during the scuffles, which involved knives and knuckle-dusters. <br /><br />Close to 800,000 Kurds are currently living in Germany.
