Kurds invade UN building

Geneva - Turkish Kurd protesters broke into United Nations headquarters in Geneva yesterday despite huge security.

Geneva - Turkish Kurd protesters broke into United Nations headquarters in Geneva yesterday despite huge security.

About 30 unarmed Kurdish men rushed past guards and forced their way into a lobby at the Palais des Nations, where they said they would stay until the UN acted to stop Turkish attacks against their people.

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