Youngster Dies After Checkpoint Protests in Lice

Abdullah Akkulu, a 19 year old protestor who was shut by the soldier gunfire and stayed in coma for 3 months, died yesterday in the southeastern district of Lice.  

Akkulu was gravely wounded by gunfire during protests against anti-high security check points in the southeastern province of Lice. Police and soliders were criticized for using tear gas and firearms. Ramazan Baran (24) and Baki Akdemir (50) were also killed on June 6. 

Following the incident, Akkulu was hospitalized in Dicle University Medical School. 

According to Fırat News Agency, his wounds already made him paralyzed below the belly, leaving him in the ICU since then.    

Akkulu family received the funeral yesterday, taking it to Lice district for burial. (AS/BM)

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