globalvoices: Visual.ly maps the protests in Turkey based on a…
globalvoices:
Visual.ly maps the protests in Turkey based on a compilation of news reports.
“Riot police once again used tear gas and water cannon at around 8:20 p.m against protesters that had…”
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Riot police once again used tear gas and water cannon at around 8:20 p.m against protesters that had gathered in Istanbul’s Taksim Square.
Dozens of riot police were seen surrounding all the roads leading to the square. Some injuries were reported by private broadcaster CNNTürk as ambulances were dispatched to the site.
The governor of Istanbul said via Twitter a few minutes after intervention that “marginal groups” had attacked the police who were stationed in front of the Atatürk Cultural Center, by the Taksim Square.
“I plead with citizens at the site to separate themselves from this marginal group and abandon the square. It is important that our demand is carried out for everyone’s security,” Hüseyin Avni Mutlu wrote, calling on citizens “not to worry”.
Television footage showed a few protesters near the AKM building throwing fireworks at police officers.
A van parked to boost cell phone reception was burning dangerously in the middle of the square.
Another two fires have also been set in the square, one in front of the Atatürk Cultural Center and the other at the edge of the construction zone for the ongoing controversial pedestrianization project.
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– The Hurriyet Daily News, “Police UseTear Gas and Enter Taksim Square for Second Time In a Day” (via inothernews)
“Riot police once again used tear gas and water cannon at around 8:20 p.m against protesters that had…”
“
Riot police once again used tear gas and water cannon at around 8:20 p.m against protesters that had gathered in Istanbul’s Taksim Square.
Dozens of riot police were seen surrounding all the roads leading to the square. Some injuries were reported by private broadcaster CNNTürk as ambulances were dispatched to the site.
The governor of Istanbul said via Twitter a few minutes after intervention that “marginal groups” had attacked the police who were stationed in front of the Atatürk Cultural Center, by the Taksim Square.
“I plead with citizens at the site to separate themselves from this marginal group and abandon the square. It is important that our demand is carried out for everyone’s security,” Hüseyin Avni Mutlu wrote, calling on citizens “not to worry”.
Television footage showed a few protesters near the AKM building throwing fireworks at police officers.
A van parked to boost cell phone reception was burning dangerously in the middle of the square.
Another two fires have also been set in the square, one in front of the Atatürk Cultural Center and the other at the edge of the construction zone for the ongoing controversial pedestrianization project.
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– The Hurriyet Daily News, “Police UseTear Gas and Enter Taksim Square for Second Time In a Day” (via inothernews)
msnbc: NBC’s Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel reports…
NBC’s Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel reports live on MSNBC from Taksim Square as riot police fire tear gas canisters at protesters.
