Police use tear gas to disperse 2,000 protesters in Ankara
Posted on 26 June 2013 - 04:49pm
Last updated on 26 June 2013 - 07:09pm
ANKARA (June 26, 2013): Turkish riot police fired tear gas and water cannon early on Wednesday to disperse some 2,000 protesters in the capital Ankara, making 16 arrests.
Protesters had gathered overnight in the Dikmen district of the capital and attempted to erect barricades to block traffic on a main artery.
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