Anti-govt. protests held at Istanbul, Ankara metro stations



An underground protest in Turkey. Crowds of people have held an anti-government demonstration in the underground station at Istanbul's Taksim Square.

The demonstration was held a day after the station's security guard beat a homeless man, sending him to the hospital with a brain hemorrhage. The 20-year-old man had reportedly jumped over the turnstile to board a train without paying. The guard's brutality sparked underground protests at metro stations in Istanbul and Ankara. Read more.

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