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New arrests in connection with Gezi park events carried out in Istanbul

Politics Materials 16 July 2013 12:35 (UTC +04:00)
Another wave of arrests in connection with the recent events in the park Gezi was carried out in Istanbul today, Sabah newspaper reported on Tuesday
New arrests in connection with Gezi park events carried out in Istanbul

Azerbaijan, Baku, July 16 /Trend A.Taghiyeva

Another wave of arrests in connection with the recent events in the Gezi Park was carried out in Istanbul today, Sabah newspaper reported on Tuesday.

The representatives of country's security service conducted operations in more than a hundred locations, which resulted in the arrest of more than 30 people. The arrest operation is going on.

It was earlier reported that 944 people were arrested during the protests in Turkey.

Protests in Turkey continued for more than three weeks. According to the authorities the protests had an anti-government character.

Turkey's opposition parties accuse the police of using excessive force against protesters.

As a result of the riots in Turkey, over 4,000 people got traumas of various severity degrees, five people were killed and 4900 people were detained by the police.

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