Turkey: violence flares in Istanbul after two die |
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Violent clashes have erupted for a second day in the Turkish city of Istanbul between police and protesters.
Riot officers once again used tear gas and fired live rounds into the air on Friday in the city's troubled Okmeydani district to disperse demonstrators. It comes a day after two people died of their injuries. One man was shot in the head while the other reportedly died of wounds caused by a fragmentation grenade. Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan defended police tactics. ... READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2014/05/23/turkey-violence-flares-in-istanbul-after-two-die What is in the news today? Click to watch: http://eurone.ws/1kb2gOl euronews: the most watched news channel in Europe Subscribe! http://eurone.ws/10ZCK4a euronews is available in 14 languages: http://bit.ly/1qPwqgE In English: Website: http://www.euronews.com/news Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/euronews Twitter: http://twitter.com/euronews Google+: http://google.com/+euronews VKontakte: http://vk.com/en.euronews |