The Istanbul police have detained 136 rioters who gathered for the May 1 protests. Water cannon and tear gas were used against the demonstrators, according to Selyam Altinok, the security chief of the city, TASS reports.Protesters in Okmeydani and Besiktas tried to break through to Taksim Square, which is closed and protected by hundreds of police officers. The population responded to the police by pushing them out of the area with Molotov cocktails thrown at the officers.Some activists of the Communist Party made it to the center of Taksim Square twice. Some of them were detained.
About 140 rioters detained in Istanbul
The Istanbul police have detained 136 rioters who gathered for the May 1 protests. Water cannon and tear gas were used against the demonstrators, according to Selyam Altinok, the security chief of the city, TASS reports.Protesters in Okmeydani and Besiktas tried to break through to Taksim Square, which is closed and protected by hundreds of police officers. The population responded to the police by pushing them out of the area with Molotov cocktails thrown at the officers.Some activists of the Communist Party made it to the center of Taksim Square twice. Some of them were detained.
The Istanbul police have detained 136 rioters who gathered for the May 1 protests. Water cannon and tear gas were used against the demonstrators, according to Selyam Altinok, the security chief of the city, TASS reports.Protesters in Okmeydani and Besiktas tried to break through to Taksim Square, which is closed and protected by hundreds of police officers. The population responded to the police by pushing them out of the area with Molotov cocktails thrown at the officers.Some activists of the Communist Party made it to the center of Taksim Square twice. Some of them were detained.
The Istanbul police have detained 136 rioters who gathered for the May 1 protests. Water cannon and tear gas were used against the demonstrators, according to Selyam Altinok, the security chief of the city, TASS reports.Protesters in Okmeydani and Besiktas tried to break through to Taksim Square, which is closed and protected by hundreds of police officers. The population responded to the police by pushing them out of the area with Molotov cocktails thrown at the officers.Some activists of the Communist Party made it to the center of Taksim Square twice. Some of them were detained.
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