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13:16, 25-Jul-2017
Demonstrators backing Turkey hunger strikers arrested
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Turkish police arrested dozens of people demonstrating in support of two hunger strikers in Ankara on Sunday, firing tear gas to break up the demonstration, an AFP journalist reported.
The protesters gathered in the city center in support of an Ankara academic and a teacher on hunger strike for more than four months to protest against their sacking.
As well as tear gas, police also used water cannon to break up the protest.
Police arrested more than 40 people, the CNN-Turk and NTV television stations reported. One of those arrested said he had had his arm broken while resisting, an AFP journalist at the scene reported.
(Source: AFP)