Police Using Batons, Dogs Battle Protesters
From Times Wire Reports
Police using batons, dogs and water cannons broke up a protest by thousands of Islamists marching through Turkey’s capital, Ankara, to challenge Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz’s effort to curtail religious education. Witnesses said police repeatedly charged demonstrators outside the Education Ministry after hours of protests. The Anatolian news agency said 11 people were hospitalized. Estimates of the crowd size ranged from 6,000 to 15,000.
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