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| The Grand Turk |
| Turkey arrests 30 over anti-government protests |
| 2013-07-17 |
| Turkish police arrested about 30 people in Istanbul on Tuesday after briefly detaining more than 1,000 in a widening crackdown after weeks of violent anti-government protests, lawyers and local media reports said. An Istanbul prosecutor also rejected the release of detained members of Taksim Solidarity, an umbrella group of activists including trade bodies, political parties and non-governmental organisations that helped organise the demonstrations. Police have accused Taksim Solidarity of disturbing public order by organising the protests. Local media said several student dormitories were targeted in Tuesday's raids. "We understand that about 30 people have been detained today," lawyer Hasan Kilic, a member of the Istanbul Bar Association board, told Reuters. "In total, the bar association estimates 1,042 people were detained and that about 40 have been arrested, while the rest were released," Kilic said. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #1 Arrested 30, Briefly detained 1,000, sounds about right, Got the Agitators. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2013-07-17 13:58 |