Fourteen were injured and twenty-two arrested Tuesday night in Hamburg, Germany after physical clashes erupted between Kurds, staging a demonstration against ISIS, and Islamic supporters, the Independent reported.
Germany, home to Europe’s largest Kurdish population, saw a violent face-off between 600 Kurdish protesters and members of a nearby mosque associated with the Salafist movement, a strict interpretation of Islam, which is banned in Germany.
Police used water cannons to break up the protests and violence, and later confiscated weapons found at the scene.
In an as yet unverified video posted on YouTube, police try to control crowds, with ambulance and emergency services seen in the background.
Similar protests were held across Europe Tuesday by Kurds attempting to draw greater attention to the Islamic State's continued attack on the town of Kobani in northern Syria.
In Brussels, 50 activists forced their way into the parliament to demand Europe do more to aid the beleaguered forces fighting ISIS.
In Turkey, where Kurds make up one fifth of the population, at least six protests across the country were reported to have occurred.
Police are believed to have used tear gas and water cannons against crowds in Diyarbakir, Batman, Van, Sirnak, Sanliurfa, Hakkari and Kucuk Kenderciler.
Many Kurds in Turkey are reacting with increasing fury to what they perceive is their government’s reluctance to intervene in the conflict across the Syria/Turkey border.
Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has said: “There has to be co-operation with those who are fighting on the ground,” but his government has so far not agreed to join any coalition against the Islamic State.