Israel is bracing for reprisals after today's killings of three Kurdish protesters at its consulate in Berlin.

Occasional clashes between Kurdish protesters and security forces have since continued.

In a new round of clashes in the Kurdish areas, rebels opened fire on Kurdish protesters killing three of them.

Occasional clashes between Kurdish protesters and government forces have occurred since then.

Witnesses said the Kurdish protesters had no guns.

A few hundred Kurdish protesters clashed with the riot police in central Istanbul on Sunday, throwing gasoline bombs and setting fire to a truck.

Furthermore, German police attributed attacks which damaged two Turkish cultural centers, a restaurant and a mosque, on Kurdish protesters.

A total of 2,506 Kurdish protesters had been detaiend from March 21 to May 18, 308 were injured and at least 2 were killed.

February 2006 Maku demonstrations - 10 Kurdish protesters killed.

The semi-official news agency alleged that Kurdish protesters attacked police with rocks, firebombs, and gunfire.