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Turkish newspaper seized by government

Rubber bullets, teargas and water cannon are used on demonstrators angry at a government takeover of the Zaman media group, a vocal critic of the Turkish government.

The raid against the newspaper is reportedly part of a widening crackdown against supporters of U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, an influential opponent of President Tayyip Erdogan.

The government in Ankara has come under increasing international criticism over its treatment of journalists.

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