Water cannon and rubber bullets used against demonstrators trying to reach Taksim square, centre of last year's uprising
*Live blog: the latest news and pictures of May Day protests*
Turkish police have fired teargas, water cannon and rubber bullets to stop May Day protesters, some armed with firebombs, from defying the prime minister and reaching Istanbul's central Taksim square.
Citing security fears, authorities shut parts of the city's public transport system, erected steel barricades and deployed thousands of riot police to block access to Taksim, a traditional union rallying point and the focus of weeks of anti-government protests last summer.
Continue reading... Reported by guardian.co.uk 2 hours ago.
*Live blog: the latest news and pictures of May Day protests*
Turkish police have fired teargas, water cannon and rubber bullets to stop May Day protesters, some armed with firebombs, from defying the prime minister and reaching Istanbul's central Taksim square.
Citing security fears, authorities shut parts of the city's public transport system, erected steel barricades and deployed thousands of riot police to block access to Taksim, a traditional union rallying point and the focus of weeks of anti-government protests last summer.
Continue reading... Reported by guardian.co.uk 2 hours ago.