Saturday, June 15, 2013

L.A. Times - Asia: Turkish police launch assault on protesters in Istanbul park

L.A. Times - Asia
Headlines from latimes.com
thumbnail Turkish police launch assault on protesters in Istanbul park
Jun 15th 2013, 22:19

Firing tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon barrages, riot police drive thousands of demonstrators out of Gezi Park.

ISTANBUL, Turkey — Hundreds of riot police firing tear gas stormed a central Istanbul park Saturday, tearing down tents and clearing out demonstrators in a bold, if politically risky, move by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to stem more than two weeks of antigovernment protests.

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