Republic Day demonstration under probe in Turkey

Ankara’s public prosecutor has launched a probe into the Republic Day demonstration held in Ankara yesterday, daily Hürriyet reported. 

Five thousand police officers and two police helicopters were charged with preventing the demonstration. A large number of streets were closed by Ankara police and in addition pepper spray and two tons of water were used on the protestors.

Before the demonstration the Ankara Governorate had said it was an unauthorized demonstration and they would interfere.

As a result of the incidents between the police and demonstrators, 43 protestors and nine police officers were injured.