Erdogan: 7 foreign nationals arrested in protests

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that seven foreign nationals were arrested during protests. At a press conference in Tunis, he said that his government would continue as planned with the development program for Taksim Square in Istanbul, despite mass protests against the construction of a shopping center on the spot. In addition, the PM repeated his claim that the protesters were terrorists. (News agencies)