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Turkey PM admits ‘extreme’ police action in Istanbul protests

/ 10:09 PM June 01, 2013

ISTANBUL – Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said there had been cases of “extreme” police action against demonstrators protesting against a redevelopment project in an Istanbul park.

“It is true that there have been some mistakes, extremism in police response,” Erdogan said after a second day of violent protests left dozens injured.

The interior ministry said in a statement that legal action would be taken against police officers acting “disproportionately.”

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