Turkish riot police use water cannon to break up protests Turkish police have broken up the latest protest against the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The demonstration was on a much smaller square than those that gripped the country several weeks ago. Police wearing riot gear used water cannon, tear gas, and rubber bullets to disperse a few hundred protesters who had gathered in a pedestrian shopping area near Taksim Square on Saturday night. Many bars and restaurants are located on Istikal Caddesi street, which is usually full of both locals and foreign tourists on the weekend. Even prior to the start of the demonstration, there were a high number of riot police present in the area, apparently aware of the plans of activists, who had used social media web sites to call for the rally. Around 10 people were reported injured and several others arrested. This was just the latest in a series of relatively small anti-government protests in Is... muslimnews.co.uk/news/middle-east/turkish-riot-police-use-water-cannon-to-break-up-protests/
Posted on: Mon, 05 Aug 2013 00:20:03 +0000
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