Monday, June 3, 2013

Protesters Killed in Turkey

At the New York Times, "Turkish Premier Blames Extremists for Protests as Two Are Killed":
For the first time, deaths were reported at two demonstrations: one protester died in Ankara, the capital, after a vehicle slammed into a crowd there late Sunday, The Associated Press reported, citing a medical official. And in the southern border town of Antakya, an opposition party deputy reported on the Web channel Halk TV that a 22-year-old man whom he identified as Abdullah Can Comert was struck in the head by at least one of four bullets fired from an armored police vehicle. Mr. Erdogan accused the main opposition party of using the demonstrations, which flared into a widespread confrontation with security forces on Friday, for political gain.

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