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Istanbul Police Clear Pride March W/ Water Cannons, Rubber Bullets

June 29, 2015 Sophia Jones, www.huffingtonpost.com , , ,
By Sophia Jones in Huffington Post - Thousands of men, women and children gathered in Istanbul's historic Taksim Square on Sunday for the annual gay pride festival only to face water cannons, rubber bullets and tear gas. "Where are you, my love?" sang one group of LGBT rights activists, waving rainbow flags and holding hands, swaying to the popular Turkish love song. "I am here, my love!" Moments later, Turkish riot police aimed a water cannon into a crowd of people (including this reporter) sending them running for safety as water pounded them from behind. Belongings flew off with the force of the water as people struggled to stay on their feet -- a scene that caused several young police officers to laugh openly, mocking the drenched protesters.

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