Relatives of missing ferry passengers breach Kyrenia port security gate
Relatives of 20 people unaccounted for after a ferry sank off Kyrenia breached a security gate at the new port, where a scuffle followed.
Kyrenia, Cyprus. Relatives of the 20 people still unaccounted for after a passenger ferry sank off the coast of Kyrenia breached the security gate outside the Turkish Cypriot security forces’ building at the new port on Tuesday morning. A scuffle broke out in the yard between soldiers and people who entered through the fence.
Third day of gatherings
People had gathered outside the port for a third consecutive day. A small number walked to the security forces building’s gate, demanding that “transport minister” Erhan Arikli address the families of those missing and dead.
Security response
One person at the gate passed through a gap between the fence and a hut occupied by a soldier, who pursued him through the yard on foot.
Additional security personnel arrived and eventually tackled the man to the ground. Others had entered through the fence before he was restrained.
A Turkish soldier carrying an automatic rifle then ran to the security gate and told journalists watching the incident that filming in the area was forbidden.
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