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Cops Use Teargas to Stop Istanbul Pride

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Shoot rubber pellets to disperse crowds.

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Riot police in Istanbul shot teargas and rubber pellets to break up thousands of participants in the Gay Pride parade. The police also used a water canon. The police reportedly took action when members of the parade began shouting slogans against the socially conservative President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and accusing him of fascism.

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