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Turkish police fire water cannon and tear gas at anti-IS student protests
9 October 2014 17:27 BST
Turkish police on Thursday used water cannon and tear gas against protesters at two universities in the capital Ankara, reports Today’s Zaman.
A demonstration against the Islamic State (IS) group’s attack on Kobane was held at the Middle East Technical University, where protesters wanted to march to the Ankara office of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP).
Police stopped protesters leaving the campus by using water cannon and tear gas.
Students then protested at Ankara University against the IS attacks and the police response to the demonstrations at the Middle East Technical University.
Police again used water cannon and tear gas to disperse the second protest.