Mass demonstrations continued for a third night across Turkey following the death of a 22-year-old protester on Tuesday. According to Turkish news reports, witnesses said Ahmet Atakan was hit in the head with a tear-gas canister at an action to condemn earlier police violence and protest government construction projects. But officials say Atakan died after falling from a building. On Thursday, Amnesty International called on the United States and other countries to suspend shipments of tear gas and other police equipment to Turkey amid what they termed an “abusive use of force” by the authorities.
Turkey: Mass Protests Erupt After Death of Demonstrator
HeadlineSep 13, 2013