Just days after the deadly synagogue attacks in Istanbul, the city's main courthouse was the scene of a dramatic but brief hostage drama as Kurdish protestors held several judges captive before being overpowered by Turkish riot police. A gang of about 20 protestors stormed the court building shouting slogans in support of jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan, who is serving a life sentence for treason in an isolated island prison, local television reported. Protestors held several judges hostages before Turkish riot police moved in to break the siege and arrest the culprits, NTV television reported. Anatolia newsagency reported brief scuffles between police and the Kurds, who are now all in custody, while television footage showed riot police in helmets and bullet-proof jackets dragging the protestors out of the building.

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