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Monday, April 07, 2014

Just Back: tasting tear gas in Istanbul - Telegraph

Just Back: tasting tear gas in Istanbul
Abdul-Rehman Malik wins £200 for this account of seeing first-hand the rising anger of people in Istanbul

After a number of encounters I’ve come to the conclusion that tear gas is, overall, accurately named. It makes you cry. Quite a lot. That’s not much of a surprise, I suppose, but what did catch me unaware was the speed at which it hits you. You think you’re at a safe distance as the cloud wafts gently towards you on the light wind (oh, let me just eat this kebab quickly) but then – BAM – it hits you and all of a sudden you can’t see a thing and you’re crying and have döner chicken all over your shirt (sounds like every Friday night).

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