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State Department spox dodges question about families protesting PKK in SE Turkey
11:09 September 13, 2019 AA
The U.S. on Thursday voiced general support for peaceful protests when asked about ongoing sit-in demonstration in Turkey's Diyarbakir province outside of the headquarters of a Turkish opposition party accused by the Turkish government of having links to the PKK terror group. State Department spokesman Morgan Ortagus told reporters in response to a question that the U.S. is aware of the demonstrations, reiterating U.S. support for freedom of expression.