QENDIL, Defence Regions of Medya, — The People’s Defense Forces (HPG) released a detailed statement in relation to the clash in Batman on 25 September in which a woman and her children died.
32-year-old pregnant mother Mizgin Dogrul, the baby she bore and her three-year-old daughter lost their lives when their car was shot by Turkish police, according to eyewitnesses. HPG stated that they have nothing to do with the killings of civilians.
The statement said that two HPG guerrillas were uncovered by police while they were making preparation for an action in Batman city centre on 26 September.
The statement added that “The police targeted a civilian car while attacking our guerrillas who were hiding in a construction building”. The statement also added that the “car was hit two hours before the actual clash with the guerrillas who were hiding in the building site started”.
The shooting resulted in the death of the young mother and her daughter. According to the HPG statement “another civilian, a construction worker, was also killed brutally by the police.”