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May Day protesters in Turkey get raw deal as cops disperse them with teargas

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May Day protesters in Turkey get raw deal as cops disperse them with teargas

Dozens of May Day anti-government protesters who tried to gain entry into the main Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey were dispersed with tear gas by policeman while some others were arrested.

Protests for May Day, the international workers’ holiday, are an annual occurrence in Turkey and have in the past been characterized by widespread police actions against demonstrators.

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According to the governor’s office in Istanbul, more than 200 people had been detained across the city as police fired rubber pellets at protesters on Monday during the May Day match.

A total of 207 people have been detained,” the Istanbul governor’s office said in a statement, adding that some 40 Molotov cocktails, 17 hand grenades and 176 fireworks had been confiscated.

Taksim Square was the home of May Day celebrations until 1977, when dozens of people were killed during demonstrations, which were dubbed the ‘Bloody May Day’.

 

 

 

 

 

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