Police break up confrontation between Kurds and Turks outside Vancouver's Greek embassy

VAN99021603 - 16 FEBRUARY 1999 - VANCOUVER, B.C. CANADA: Police drag back Kurdish protesters as they confront two or three Turks who made comments as they walked by near Vancouver's Greek Embassy, February 16. After negotiations approximately 30 Kurdish protesters had just been allowed by Vancouver police to peacefully leave the Greek Embassy which they had occupied, threatening to set themselves on fire if police interfered with force. The Kurd's are demanding the immediate release of Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan by the Turkish government after his betrayal by Greek authorities. wy/hr/H. Ruckemann UPI