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Tuesday, July 09, 2013

Protesters in Istanbul break Ramadan fast along pedestrian street as police stand watch - The Washington Post

Protesters in Istanbul break Ramadan fast along pedestrian street as police stand watch

ISTANBUL — Thousands of anti-government protesters have broken their fast for the holy month of Ramadan by sitting down for a meal along a main Istanbul pedestrian street.

As a police water cannon stood watch, the protesters on Tuesday laid newspapers and table cloths on the ground along Istiklal street for a makeshift Ramadan banquet that stretched some 500 meters (yards) toward the city’s landmark Taksim Square.

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