Police Break Up Istanbul Gay Pride Parade With Tear Gas, Rubber Bullets

Police Break Up Istanbul Gay Pride Parade With Tear Gas, Rubber Bullets

pTurkish police broke up an attempted pride parade in Istanbul on June 25, firing tear gas and rubber bullets.ppAccording to reports from Hurriyeta, riot police were deployed to Istanbul’s Taksim Square, where LGBT activists gathered, defying the government’s ban on the Gay Pride parade. At least seven people were detained.ppThe Gay Pride parade drew tens of thousands of participants in 2014, but has been banned in years since, AFPa reported.ppThis footage shows people running from tear gas and commotion in the neighborhood of Cihangir, which is south of Taksim Square.


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