A police officer surveys damage to the Paris offices of Turkish-language newspaper Zaman. The newspaper reported that a group of 15 supporters of the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) entered its offices on Feb. 15, 2012 and threatened employees, broke windows, and damaged furniture, televisions and computers. Photo courtesy of Zaman.

Turkish Newspaper’s Europe Offices Attacked

Zaman Blames Kurdish Militants for Violence in Paris, Cologne  

VIENNA, Feb 16, 2012 – The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemned attacks yesterday on the offices of Turkish-language newspaper Zaman in Paris and in the German city of Cologne allegedly carried out by supporters of the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). Zaman reported that a group of nearly 15 PKK supporters wearing masks entered its Paris office and threatened employees, broke windows, and damaged furniture, televisions and computers. AFP reported that arsonists torched  ...