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03-31-2016, 11:41 PM
Turkish president's security guards rough up journalists at D.C. event
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Turkish security services brought their strong-arm tactics to Washington on Thursday, roughing up protesters, journalists and even D.C. police before a speech by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
SEE ALSO: Germany stands by song mocking easily offended Turkish president (http://mashable.com/2016/03/30/german-song-mocks-turkish-president-recep-tayyip-erdogan/)
The event descended into chaos and violence outside the Brookings Institute near D.C.'s Dupont Circle after the president's security personnel confronted a small group of people gathered to protest Erdogan's visit.
Erdogan was in town to meet with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday and deliver a speech at Brookings before attending this week's Nuclear Security Summit in the capitol. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/31/turkish-president-brookings-dc-journalists/)
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Turkish security services brought their strong-arm tactics to Washington on Thursday, roughing up protesters, journalists and even D.C. police before a speech by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
SEE ALSO: Germany stands by song mocking easily offended Turkish president (http://mashable.com/2016/03/30/german-song-mocks-turkish-president-recep-tayyip-erdogan/)
The event descended into chaos and violence outside the Brookings Institute near D.C.'s Dupont Circle after the president's security personnel confronted a small group of people gathered to protest Erdogan's visit.
Erdogan was in town to meet with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday and deliver a speech at Brookings before attending this week's Nuclear Security Summit in the capitol. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/31/turkish-president-brookings-dc-journalists/)
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