Now Turkey is tear-gassing DOGS: Heartbreaking images of pets caught in carnage as police target protestors for a fifth day
- Sickening images show animals being gassed and blasted by water cannon
- Other pictures show protesters trying to wash the spray from dogs' eyes
- They images are believed to have been taken during protests near Gezi Park
- Heavy-handed police tactics have sparked widespread condemnation
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Heartbreaking images have emerged of dogs being tear-gassed by riot police in Turkey, the latest victims of the ongoing protests which are now into their fifth consecutive day.
Pictures of Turkish police spraying gas into people's faces during demonstrations across the country have prompted widespread condemnation of heavy-handed tactics and apparent brutality.
The latest photographs, which were uploaded to Twitter, are believed to show dogs caught up in the carnage near Gezi Park in Istanbul.
Innocent victim: A Turkish police officer spray tear gas into the face of a dog as it wanders towards them in Istanbul
One of the dogs is pictured having tear gas sprayed straight into its face, another images shows protesters trying to help a confused pup by rinsing its eyes with water.
Other pictures show dogs being blasted by water cannon while one particularly disturbing shot shows a police officer kicking an animal in its stomach.
It is not clear whether the dogs are strays or pets, although some Twitter users have been highly critical of anyone who had deliberately brought a dog to a protest.
Help at hand: Locals come to the aid of another dog, rinsing the spray out of its eyes with water
A confused animal cowers on the ground as two kind-hearted protesters try to help
A picture of academic Ceyna Sungar being doused in pepper spray has been shared across the world as used as a galvanising force for further demonstrations.
Yesterday police used tear gas and water cannons to break up a gathering in Ankara after allowing demonstrations to continue for some eight hours.
Trade unions have now joined the movement and leaders have presented the government with a list of demands they said could end the demonstrations.
Pack mentality: A pack of dogs is caught up in the carnage of a street protest believed to be in Istanbul, with one catching the full force of a water cannon
A dog wears a face mask with a protest sign hanging round its neck during the demonstrations that have swept across Turkey
In a move to defuse the tension, the deputy prime minister earlier met with a group whose attempt to prevent authorities from ripping up trees in Taksim has snowballed into the nationwide protests.
Over five days, police have deployed water cannons and tear gas has clouded the country's city centers. The Ankara-based Human Rights Association says close to 1,000 people have been injured and more than 3,300 people have been detained.
The Turkish Human Rights Association said 3,300 people nationwide were detained during the four days of protests.
At least 1,300 people were injured and a 22-year-old man died during a protest.
Turkey's state-run news agency says police have detained 25 people for 'spreading untrue information' on social media and provoking protests.
The police have been heavily criticised for their heavy--handed response to peaceful protest. This picture of academic Ceyna Sungar has been shared across the globe
Turkish journalists and photgraphers wear gas masks as they work from an Istanbul cafe
Turkey's state-run news agency says police have detained 25 people for 'spreading untrue information' on social media and provoking protests.
The Anadolu Agency said today they were detained in the city of Izmir for allegedly 'inciting the people to enmity and hate.' It said police were still looking for 13 others.
Mr Aric described the crackdown as 'wrong and unjust' but Mr Erdogan, who is out of the country, has previously described protestors as 'looters' and dismissed the protests as acts by fringe extremists.
A spokesman for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said they were advising British nationals to avoid all demonstrations.
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