Tahir Elci shooting: Istanbul riot police clash with protesters

Riot police in Istanbul have clashed with protesters, following the fatal shooting of a pro-Kurdish lawyer.

Tahir Elci was killed in a gun battle between police and unidentified gunmen in the south-eastern city of Diyarbakir.

Around 2,000 people marched on Istanbul's Taksim Square and were driven back by water cannon and tear gas.

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