Turkey protests turn violent for fourth day

Turkish security forces found a 2kg cylinder with sarin gas after searching the homes of Syrian militants from the Al-Qaeda linked Al-Nusra Front who were previously detained, Turkish media reports.Just when Turkey should be receiving accolades for its recent peace agreement with separatist militants, that progress is being overshadowed by the government's heavy-handed response to protesters. Skip to next paragraph. Gallery Monitor PoliticalRiot police are back on the streets of Turkey's largest city, Istanbul, as anti-government protests continue for a forth night in several cities. Thousands of people have gathered on Monday in the central Taksim Square, where demonstrations triggeredANKARA, Turkey Turkey's President Abdullah Gul on Monday appealed for calm from all sides on the fourth day of anti-government protests but defended citizens' rights to hold

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