Turkish police fire tear gas, water cannons to prevent Gezi Park protest
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Turkish riot police use water cannons to disperse protesters near Taksim Square in Istanbul, Monday.
By Ece Toksabay and Daren Butler, Reuters
ISTANBUL -- Turkish police fired tear gas and water cannons on Monday at demonstrators who tried to defy a closure order and enter Istanbul’s Gezi Park – the epicenter of protests against Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's government.
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