JINHA

ISTANBUL - Police attacked the crowd at the funeral for Günay Özarslan, assassinated during the course of police raids.

During Friday's massive police raids across Turkey, hundreds of people were arrested. In the Istanbul district of Bagcılar, police assassinated Günay Özarslan, accused of being a member of DHKP-C (Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front).

Officials initially refused to surrender Günay's body to her family and to lawyers, but her body was finally brought to the cemevi (Alevi place of worship) in the Gazi neighborhood yesterday afternoon. Members of the People's Front and families of political prisoners joined the crowd greeting Günay's body.

After a moment of silence, the crowd planned to march to the Gazi cemetery with Günay's body. Police blockaded the neighborhood and refused to allow a march. When the people started a sit-in, police opened fire with tear gas.

There was one arrest and two wounded during the clashes.

(fk/cm)