REPORT: Turkish police leave Istanbul square

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01-06-2013 | 10:06
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REPORT: Turkish police leave Istanbul square
        
Turkey's state-run agency said police have begun withdrawing from a main Istanbul square and have allowed thousands of protesters in. 

Private Dogan news agency said police on Saturday removed barricades placed around the square to prevent anti-government protests.    

The Anadolu Agency said police were leaving Taksim square, after brief scuffles with protesters who hurled fireworks at withdrawing officers.
 
Earlier, Turkish police fired tear gas and water cannon for a second day  to prevent hundreds of protesters reaching the central Taksim Square, scene of violent protests in which hundreds were injured on Friday.

Anti-government demonstrators wearing handkerchiefs and surgical masks chanted "unite against fascism" and "government resign" as they tried to walk down the street to Taksim, a Reuters witness said.

Protesters also clashed with police in the Besiktas neighborhood, on the shores of the Bosphorus, after crossing a bridge in another apparent attempt to reach Taksim.


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