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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Turkish Police, Protesters Clash during National Strike

"Turkish Police, Protesters Clash during National Strike
2009-11-26 01:30:42

Turkish police clashed with civil servants who went on strike and took to the streets in a protest of low wages in the Turkish capital Wednesday, Turkish media reported.

Clashes erupted when police blocked a group of protestors proceeding to an overpass near the Ziya Gokalp Street in downtown Ankara, where thousands of public sector workers were staging a rally as part of a nationwide demonstration, the newspaper Hurriyet Daily News reported on its website."

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