Protests against Turkey’s government flared up around the country after the death of a boy who had been unconscious since he was injured in the initial uprising last Summer.
Berkin Elvan, 15, was walking to get bread at a local store in Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city, when a tear gas canister smashed into his skull, according to the BBC. He was in a coma for the 269 days that followed and withered to a mere 35 pounds before he died on Tuesday.
Police fired water cannons, tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse crowds in Istanbul and Ankara, the nation’s capital, much as they did when they tried to get rid of crowds last year. Eight people have now died as a result of the riots, which have spread across the nation, including one police officer. Read more…
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