Erdogan Blames 'Extremist Elements' As Protests Continue
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Clashes flared between hundreds of students and riot police in the Turkish capital on June 3 after a weekend of fierce antigovernment protests. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged Turks not to allow themselves to be provoked by violent antigovernment protests that he said had been organized by "extremist elements." (Reuters video)