Turkish police storm offices of main opposition CHP party, firing tear gas and rubber bullets
ANKARA (AP) — Police stormed the offices of Turkey's main opposition CHP party on Sunday, firing tear gas and rubber bullets at a crowd of party supporters and officials gathered outside the gates. It was a violent end to a standoff that had been going on for several hours between members of the Republican Peoples’ Party, or CHP, and its new court-appointed leadership. Footage taken by local media in the courtyard and inside the building show huge clouds of tear gas with riot police the by...
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