Turkey police storm protest square in new clashes
By Agencies in Istanbul, Turkey | China Daily | Updated: 2013-06-12 07:59
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Riot police fire water cannon and teargas during a protest at Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, on Tuesday. Yannis Behrakis / Reuters |
Riot police stormed Istanbul's protest square on Tuesday, firing tear gas and rubber bullets at firework-hurling demonstrators in a fresh escalation of unrest after Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he would meet protest leaders.
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