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Kurds living in Britain are keeping up their vigil at the Home Office in London to protest at the detention of a Kurdish guerrilla leader, being held by police after being arrested by British Immigration officers. Kani Yilmaz, who is wanted by authorities in Turkey, is expected to be deported in the next few days.
Demonstrators gathered in the middle of the night to protest about the arrest of Kurdish guerrilla leader Kani Yilmaz. He was detained by immigration officials late on Wednesday after the Turkish embassy in London said it was unhappy that he was allowed to visit Britain.
He is being held at Paddington Green - London's highest security police station while arrangements are made for him to be deported.
The Kurdish Information Centre - who represent the PKK in Britain - say they will not give up their protest until the decision to deport the PKK leader is reversed.
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Mizgin Sen - Kurdish Information Centre Mr Yilmaz - who has asylum in Germany - was invited into Britain by the opposition Labour Party. He was due to address a meeting on Wednesday night to urge Britain to become move involved in trying to resolve the war between Turkish forces and the guerrillas fighting for Kurdish Independence.
Turkish representatives in London have refused to comment on allegations by the Kurdish Information centre that Turkish authorities must have put pressure on Britain for him to be arrested. The home office in London have said the deportation notice was served as Kani Yilmaz represents a threat to British security. They say arrangements are already being made to deport him Kurds in London however say they will not give up their fight to enable the PKK leader to complete his stay in Britain.
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