Turkish PM vows to rid 'troublemakers' from park
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Turkey's prime minister ordered Thursday that "troublemakers" be removed from Istanbul's Taksim Square within 24 hours, while lashing out at the European Parliament over their planned resolution that condemns the excessive use of force by the police. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he asked for the park to be cleared of "troublemakers" within 24 hours.
"We will clean the square," he said. Erdogan's comments came a day after his Justice and Development party proposed a referendum over a development plan at the square that has fanned the protests.
