Clashes between protesters and police raged for the second day in a row in Istanbulâs Taksim Square, with bottles and tear-gas shells being thrown back and forth between the two. Demonstrators took to the street initially to protest the governmentâs decision to replace Taksimâs Gezi Park with a shopping mall. Friday, the clash between police and protesters went from antagonistic to violent. âIâve been in the protests since yesterday afternoon; itâs been a long couple of days for us,â said a 31-year-old musician wearing a mask to protect against tear gas. âNow weâre protesting not because of some trees, but because weâre sick of this oppression and this police brutality against people.â Turkeyâs prime minister said the policeâs use of excessive force will be investigated, but he also decried the protests as âdishonestâ and motivated by âdark figures linked to terrorism.â In a televised speech he said, âThe police were there yesterday, are there today and will be there tomorrow, because Taksim cannot be a square where extremists run wild.â
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