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TOPSHOTSDemonstrators help one another as Turkish riot policemen use tear gas to disperse clashes on May 31, 2013 during a protest against the demolition of Taksim Gezi Park, in Taksim Square in Istanbul. (AFP Photo)
by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 31, 2013 | World
Istanbul, AP—Riot police used tear gas and pressurized water in a dawn raid Friday to roust a peaceful sit-in by hundreds of people trying to prevent the uprooting of trees at an Istanbul park. Several protesters were injured when a wall they climbed collapsed during...
