Tens Of Thousands Of People Gather In Diyarbakir, Turkey, For Funeral Of Three Kurdish Activists Killed In Paris

Kurds shout slogans to praise three women activists who were found shot dead in Paris, as one of their coffins is carried at an airport in Diyarbakir, southern Turkey, late Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. Thousands of people expected to attend funerals on Thursday for the women, who belonged to the PKK, a group that Turkey and its U.S. and European allies consider a terrorist organization.

Tens of thousands of people gather for the funeral of three Kurdish activists in Diyarbakir, sourtheastern Turkey, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013. The three women activists, including a founding member of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, were found shot dead in Paris last week at a time when Turkey is holding peace talks with the rebels’ jailed leader. Many believe the killings may be an effort to derail the talks.

People carry the coffins of three Kurdish activists as tens of thousands of people gather for their funeral in Diyarbakir, sourtheastern Turkey, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013. <AP Photo>