NOT COOL! I just posted a photo from Istanbul pride, only to learn shortly after that it was broken

NOT COOL! I just posted a photo from Istanbul pride, only to learn shortly after that it was broken up by WATER CANNON!Water cannon used to disperse Istanbul gay pride parade“Reports say police took action against crowd when demonstrators began shouting slogans criticising Turkey’s president.Images and videos posted on social media showed several people carrying gay pride flags running away while being fired upon by a water cannon mounted on an armoured police vehicle.In an interview with Al Jazeera, photojournalist Bradley Secker, who is at the scene in Taksim, said the gay pride marchers were “puzzled” by the police action, given that a similar parade on June 21 went on in Istanbul without any incident. According to the AFP news agency, police took action against the crowd when demonstrators began shouting slogans accusing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of “fascism”.No official comment has so far been issued by the government, but there were reports that the parade was stopped as it was Ramadan. However, Karajan said the parade, which has been held over the past 13 years without police intervention, occured peacefully during Ramadan last year.”Read the full story here and watch video here -- source link
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