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Riot Police Use Teargas, Water Cannon to Stop Istanbul Gay Pride March
by Naharnet Newsdesk 28 June 2015, 19:02

Riot police in Istanbul used teargas and fired rubber pellets to disperse thousands of participants in the city's Gay Pride march after some began chanting slogans against the president, an AFP reporter said.

The scene turned violent when participants -- many brandishing rainbow flags -- denounced "the fascism" of the conservative President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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