{"id":20376,"date":"2016-05-02T05:52:36","date_gmt":"2016-05-02T10:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=20376"},"modified":"2016-05-02T05:52:36","modified_gmt":"2016-05-02T10:52:36","slug":"may-day-rallies-turn-violent-in-europe-turkey-as-police-protesters-clash-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=20376","title":{"rendered":"May Day rallies turn violent in Europe, Turkey as police &#038; protesters clash (VIDEOS)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"article__heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/341564-labor-day-clashes-violence\/\">May Day rallies turn violent in Europe, Turkey as police &amp; protesters clash (VIDEOS)<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"article__date\"><time class=\"date date_article-header\"><\/time><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media__item \" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.rt.com\/files\/2016.05\/original\/57266d51c36188e2208b45ab.jpg\" alt=\"German police use pepper spray against right-wing protestors during a demonstration in the town of Plauen, Germany, May 1, 2016 \u00a9 Hannibal Hanschke\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__cover\">\n<div class=\"media__footer media__footer_bottom \">\n<div class=\"media__title media__title_arcticle\">German police use pepper spray against right-wing protestors during a demonstration in the town of Plauen, Germany, May 1, 2016 \u00a9 Hannibal Hanschke \/ Reuters<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__share\">\n<div class=\"addthis_sharing_toolbox\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/341564-labor-day-clashes-violence\/\" data-title=\"May Day rallies turn violent in Europe, Turkey as police &amp; protesters clash (VIDEOS)\" data-description=\"\n        Thousands have taken to the streets globally to mark International Workers' Day. In several European countries demonstrations which began in a generally peaceful way turned violent and tear gas and water cannon were both deployed.\n\n    \"><\/p>\n<div id=\"atstbx\" class=\"at-share-tbx-element addthis_32x32_style addthis-smartlayers addthis-animated at4-show\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__summary summary \">Thousands have taken to the streets globally to mark International Workers&#8217; Day. In several European countries demonstrations which began in a generally peaceful way turned violent and tear gas and water cannon were both deployed.<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__text text \">\n<div class=\"rtcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S2QRIAsSAV4\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Labor Day protests in Turkey resulted in at least one death, with one man being killed in an incident in Istanbul. He was run over by a police water cannon vehicle, as the riot police presence was huge on the streets of Turkey&#8217;s largest city. Some 25,000 officers were on duty, AFP reported, with central Taksim Square having been cordoned off. To prevent people from joining the protests&#8217; hotspot, police fired tear gas and water cannon. Over 200 people were detained, the agency reported citing the Istanbul governor&#8217;s office. Dozens of Molotov cocktails, hand grenades and fireworks were reportedly seized from protesters.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/341518-police-may-day-istanbul\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>READ MORE: 1 dead, police disperse Istanbul May Day protesters with tear gas, water cannon (VIDEOS)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/79FzKvzb93E\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>In the French capital, May Day celebrations coincided with nationwide escalating protests by trade unions and students taking a stand against labor reforms proposed by the French government and set to come before parliament next week. Sporadic clashes with police were reported on the streets of Paris. Riot police resorted to tear gas as groups of troublemakers in masks reportedly aimed to confront security forces. Three young people were detained, Reuters reported. Having called attacks and violence against law enforcement &#8220;<em>unacceptable<\/em>,&#8221; the country&#8217;s Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Sunday that authorities would &#8220;<em>respond with the greatest of determination to these troublemakers<\/em>,&#8221; as cited by AFP.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;click on the above link to read the rest of the article&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May Day rallies turn violent in Europe, Turkey as police &amp; protesters clash (VIDEOS) German police use pepper spray against right-wing protestors during a demonstration in the town of Plauen, Germany, May 1, 2016 \u00a9 Hannibal Hanschke \/ Reuters Thousands have taken to the streets globally to mark International Workers&#8217; Day. 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