"Turk police probe demo violence but defend tactics
11 Mar 2005 10:47:05 GMT
Source: Reuters
ANKARA, March 11 (Reuters) - Turkey's police said on Friday they were investigating pictures of policemen beating and kicking protesters that shocked the European Union, but defended using violence to scatter the women's rights rally.
EU lawmakers slammed Turkey on Thursday over widely aired television images of police using pepper gas, batons and boots to quell Sunday's demonstration in Istanbul, on the eve of a visit by senior EU officials to discuss Ankara's EU entry bid."
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