Police interferes to protests over 10 workers' death
ISTANBUL (DİHA) - Turkish riot police fired tear gas and water cannon at activists in Istanbul, a day after 10 workers were massacred when a lift crashed to the ground from the 32nd storey of a building.
Police stepped in when more than 1,000 people gathered near the construction site in Istanbul's upscale Mecidiyekoy district via the call by KESK, DİSK, TTB, TMMOB and HDP (Peoples' Democratic Party) to express their anger at Turkey's lax workplace safety measures. A colleague of 10 workers reportedly broke down in tears while beseeching police to not shoot tear gas at people gathering to protest the deaths.
Worker cries during protest over killings at Istanbul construction. A group gathered at the construction site at around 1 p.m. to protest the killings of workers as police deployed in the area prevented them from proceeding. Police officers were ordered to “don their masks” in preparation for using tear gas on the group when the dispute between protesters and security forces continued.
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