Building,37 residents trapped, besieged by state forces

17:00

JINHA

ŞIRNEX - 37 residents were trapped in a building in the Cizre town of Şırnak. Nine of them were burned to death. The building has been besieged by armored vehicles and state forces announced "surrender" to the residents in the building. "They want to execute us in the building," said Mehmet Tunç, co-chair of Cizre People's Assembly.

For 14 days, wounded Cizre residents have been trapped in a basement. All attempts to evacuate the wounded and dead bodies have remained inconclusive. For more six days, communication with the wounded has been cut. According to reports received, 37 residents were trapped in another building, among them wounded residents. A fire broke out on the second storey due to state forces attacks. Fire brigade crew set out to put out the fire. However, state forces didn't allow them to enter the neighborhood. Nine of 37 citizens burned to death. 28 residents are alive. However, some of them are burned.

Mehmet Tunç, co-chair of Cizre People's Assembly, is also among the residents who have been trapped in the building. He stated that the armored vehicles have besieged the building and they announced "Surrender, otherwise you are responsible for what will happen." Mehmet said, "No one is armed in the building. They want to execute us here."

Meanwhile, three unidentified dead bodies were found in the Sur neighborhood of Cizre. The three dead bodies were taken to Cizre State Hospital by ambulances.

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