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‘Muslim Anti-Capitalists’ defy government portrayal… 06/06/2013 01:35 CET ‘What they did is wrong’, Erdogan supporters in… 05/06/2013 19:41 CET Turkey: peace by day, clashes by night 05/06/2013 22:35 CET A fifth night of unrest in Turkey 05/06/2013 05:45 CET Turkey protestors meet deputy PM and issue demands 05/06/2013 16:16 CETDemonstrators gathered overnight on Ankara’s main shopping thoroughfare, Tunali.
Among their demands is the sacking of police chiefs who oversaw a fierce crackdown on days of protest against the perceived authoritarian nature of Turkey’s government.
But unrest broke out as the police fired pepper spray and smoke grenades to disperse the crowds.
In retaliation, protesters set fire to the makeshift barricades they have built around the square.
The police doused them with water.
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan returns to Turkey later on Thursday from a visit to North Africa.
He faces demands that he apologise over the fierce police crackdown on demonstrators.
To date, two people have died in the week-long protests and more than 4,000 have been injured.
More about: Clashes and riots, Istanbul, Turkey, Police violence, Protest, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, TurkeyCopyright © 2013 euronews
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