Hundreds of people took to Fountain Square despite the prohibitions of the authorities and police violence to express their protest against the soldiers' deaths. (See the live broadcast!)
At 15:00 several groups of young people came to the square, chanting "Resign," "There is no death in the army," "Army - not a morgue!"
Police immediately began to arrest and disperse the protesters. They are using water-jet vehicles.
The police special force regiment is using batons. There are wounded people, including youths and parents of killed soldiers, Turan reported from the scene. -16B-
Politics
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