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A Turkish protester wearing a gas mask uses a slingshot during clashes with riot police who try to disperse a May Day rally near Taksim Square in Istanbul on May 1, 2014. (AFP Photo/Bulent Kilic)
by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 1, 2014 | World
Istanbul, Reuters—Turkish police fired tear gas, water cannon and rubber pellets on Thursday to try to stop thousands of people, some armed with firebombs and fireworks, from defying a ban on May Day rallies and reaching Istanbul’s central Taksim square. Citing...
