Police crackdown in Turkey
Turkish police have launched a crackdown on anti-government protesters in Istanbul after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned the demonstrators to evacuate in a speech at a rally in the capital Ankara.
Demonstrators flee as Taksim Square fills with tear gas
Thousands of protesters fled from Taksim Square in central Istanbul as riot police released volleys of tear gas canisters into the crowd.
This video, sped up in double time, shows the square emptying.
There is no sound in this footage.
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