Saturday, March 5, 2016

TURKEY - RT reporter teargassed in Istanbul as Zaman ‘take-over’ protest enters 2nd day

Paula Slier, an RT reporter, was caught in tear gas in Istanbul as riot police attempted to disperse a protest at the authorities’ ‘take-over’ of the opposition outlet Zaman. Police also reportedly launched water cannons and fired rubber bullets to disperse the 500-strong crowd.
"Police used very heavy tear gas, it was a peaceful protest," people outside Zaman's offices told Slier following the deployment.
Last 10 minutes or so we’ve been heavily teargassed, so we ran for cover and ended in a near-by hair salon,” Slier said in her Periscope feed. "People all around are wiping their eyes, some are sitting on the ground trying to recover," she added, showing images from the scene.
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INC News, 05/03/2016 - source: ©RTNews

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