Despite police ouster from Istanbul park, protesters return to defy prime minister's authority
By ELENA BECATOROS and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press
June 16, 2013 - 4:47 pm EDT
ISTANBUL — Riot police firing tear gas and water cannons repelled thousands of anti-government protesters attempting to converge on Istanbul's central Taksim Square on Sunday, unbowed even as Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan defended his crackdown at a rally of his supporters.
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