ISTANBUL - About 5,000 protesters attacked Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's office with stonesin Istanbul on Saturday night, leaving at least seven policemen injured.
An eyewitness said that fury protesters attacked the office of Erdogan in Besiktas on theEuropean shore of the Bosporus and some windows were broken.
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Riot police use tear gas to disperse the crowd during an anti-government protest at Taksim Square incentral Istanbul, May 31, 2013. [Photo/Agencies]
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Riot police use a water canon to restrain a protester during an anti-government protest at TaksimSquare in central Istanbul, May 31, 2013. [Photo/Agencies]
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Special police forces rushed to the scene and used tear gas and high-pressured water gun todisperse the protesters. At least seven policemen were injured, including one seriously duringthe clashes.
Protesters also burned several police vehicles and police stations while attacking some Turkishtelevision broadcast vehicles because some national TV channels did not cover the protests inIstanbul.
About 30,000 demonstrators still packed the Taksim square and the Gaze park.
Earlier in the day, more than 50,000 demonstrators gathered in Taksim square, as the five-dayprotests against the demolition of a park boiled over into a move against Prime Minister RecepTayyip Erdogan.
The nationwide demonstration was triggered after the police broke up a peaceful sit-in againstthe demolition on Friday. A total of 12 protesters were injured and at least 63 people detainedduring raid, according to Istanbul Governor's Office.
The angry protesters on Saturday demanded Erdogan to step down, calling his government the"fascist" government during their protests in Istanbul and other cities. Police eventuallywithdrew from central Taksim Square early on Saturday evening.
Earlier, Erdogan, who was facing the biggest challenge during his 10-year rule, called ondemonstrators to end their protest, saying the government would press ahead with theredevelopment plans about Gezi Park.
The protest started five days ago aimed at saving a city center park in Istanbul from shopping-center developers who had been backed by the government.
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