Turkey

Istanbul protesters 'gassed out of Taksim Square' – video

Amateur video purports to show protesters in Taksim Square, Istanbul, on Tuesday trying to escape teargas used by police to clear the demonstration. People are seen collapsing, coughing and with tears running down their faces in the chaos. Turkey's prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, vowed to clear Taksim Square after almost two weeks of protest

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Source: Huseyin Caglayan

Wed 12 Jun 2013 13.20 BST First published on Wed 12 Jun 2013 13.20 BST

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Topics

• Turkey

• Protest
• Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
• Middle East and north Africa

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