Demonstrators set up barricades as they clash with riot police during an anti-government protest in central Istanbul
Demonstrators set up barricades as they clash with riot police during an anti-government protest in central Istanbul December 27, 2013. A Turkish court on Friday blocked a government attempt to force police to disclose investigations to their superiors, setting back Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's efforts to contain the fallout from a high-level corruption scandal. REUTERS/Murad Sezer (TURKEY - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
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Turkish riot police chase demonstrators during an anti-government protest in central Istanbul
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Supporter of army and police holds on to water hose used by students of Al-Azhar University who are supporters of Muslim Brotherhood and ousted Egyptian President Mursi, during clashes around university's campus in Cairo
A supporter of the army and police holds on to a water hose used by students of Al-Azhar University who are supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi, during clashes around the university's campus in Cairo's Nasr City district December 27, 2013. Muslim Brotherhood supporters and police clashed across Egypt on Friday, leaving at least three dead in protests after the army-backed government declared the group a terrorist organisation. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Turkish riot police chase demonstrators during an anti-government protest in central Istanbul
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Student of Al-Azhar University, who is a supporter of Muslim Brotherhood and deposed President Mursi, kicks a ball during clashes with riot police and residents of area at Al-Azhar University campus in Cairo
A student of Al-Azhar University, who is a supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood and deposed President Mohamed Mursi, kicks a ball during clashes with riot police and residents of the area at the Al-Azhar University campus in Cairo's Nasr City district December 27, 2013. Muslim Brotherhood supporters and police clashed across Egypt on Friday, leaving at least three dead in protests after the army-backed government declared the group a terrorist organisation. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Student of Al-Azhar University, who is a supporter of Muslim Brotherhood and deposed President Mursi, uses a sling to throw a stone during clashes with riot police and residents of area in Cairo
A student of Al-Azhar University, who is a supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood and deposed President Mohamed Mursi, uses a sling to throw a stone during clashes with riot police and residents of the area at the Al-Azhar University campus in Cairo's Nasr City district December 27, 2013. Muslim Brotherhood supporters and police clashed across Egypt on Friday, leaving at least three dead in protests after the army-backed government declared the group a terrorist organisation. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EGYPT)
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Supporters of army and police hold on to water hose used by students of Al-Azhar University who are supporters of Muslim Brotherhood and ousted Egyptian President Mursi, during clashes around university's campus in Cairo
Supporters of the army and police hold on to a water hose used by students of Al-Azhar University who are supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi, during clashes around the university's campus in Cairo's Nasr City district December 27, 2013. Muslim Brotherhood supporters and police clashed across Egypt on Friday, leaving at least three dead in protests after the army-backed government declared the group a terrorist organisation. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
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