Police crackdown triggers anti-government riots
By Ivan Watson and Gul Tuysuz, CNN
updated 4:53 PM EDT, Sat June 1, 2013
Istanbul, Turkey (CNN) -- After battling for nearly two days with tear gas, water cannons and pepper spray, Turkish police retreated from Istanbul's central Taksim Square on Saturday afternoon, allowing tens of thousands of demonstrators to pour into the space.
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