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Women, Police In Major Confrontation In Istanbul

Police detain a woman at the protest in Istanbul (AAP)
Police detain a woman at the protest in Istanbul (AAP) Source: AAP

International Women's Day protesters have clashed with police in Turkey. Police fired rubber bullets to disperse crowds of women demonstrating in the streets of Istanbul. It comes after Turkish police used tear gas to disperse protesters outside the offices of a popular newspaper seized by the government on the weekend. (march 5)


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International Women's Day protesters have clashed with police in Turkey. Police fired rubber bullets to disperse crowds of women demonstrating in the streets of Istanbul. It comes after Turkish police used tear gas to disperse protesters outside the offices of a popular newspaper seized by the government on the weekend. (march 5)



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