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      Turkey: Clashes over Kobane rage in Istanbul00:57

      Turkey: Clashes over Kobane rage in Istanbul

      Turkey, Istanbul
      Politics
      October 10, 2014 at 03:45 GMT +00:00 · Published

      Clashes between police and pro-Kurdish protesters continued to rage in Istanbul on Friday evening.

      Protesters, who were demonstrating over Turkey's inaction in Kobane, threw fireworks while police made several arrests.

      Kobane, a Syrian Kurdish town near the Turkish border has been besieged by the self proclaimed Islamic State (formerly ISIS, ISIL), however Turkey have not yet intervened.

      At least 25 demonstrators have so far died in the protests.

      Turkey: Clashes over Kobane rage in Istanbul00:57
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      Clashes between police and pro-Kurdish protesters continued to rage in Istanbul on Friday evening.

      Protesters, who were demonstrating over Turkey's inaction in Kobane, threw fireworks while police made several arrests.

      Kobane, a Syrian Kurdish town near the Turkish border has been besieged by the self proclaimed Islamic State (formerly ISIS, ISIL), however Turkey have not yet intervened.

      At least 25 demonstrators have so far died in the protests.

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