Belgian police on Thursday detained 30 people for suspected links to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, after conducting raids on 25 locations, including a studio of Kurdish broadcaster Roj TV.
Belgium initiated several simultaneous searches in Brussels, Antwepen, Charleroi and other Belgian cities, Turkish broadcaster NTV reported on its Web site Thursday. The studios of Roj TV were also subject to investigation by tax officials.
Several PKK-related raids took place across Europe last week.
Belgian federal police detained 30 people, including two leading figures, Zübeyir Aydar and Remzi Kartal, Thursday, according to Bloomberg. Belgian police are expected to gain insights into the PKK’s structure within the country. Around 300 police officers took part in Thursday’s raids.
The PKK is recognized as a terrorist organization by Europe, Turkey and the United States.
, 04.03.2010
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