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Turkey riot police use tear gas to take opposition party HQ

Riot police forced their way into the CHP party building. (Photo: AFP)

ANKARA - Hundreds of Turkish riot police firing teargas forced their way into the Ankara headquarters of the country's main opposition party on Sunday, days after a court had dismissed its leadership, AFP journalists saw.

The dramatic scuffles were the latest episode in a crackdown by Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his political rivals, who have angrily resisted in the streets.

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