ISTANBUL, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Turkish opposition lawmakers piled tables and chairs at the entrance of an office at their party's Istanbul headquarters on Monday to block police and prevent the replacement of a senior official whom a court ordered out last week.
The dramatic footage of the barricade standoff marked the latest chapter in a nearly year-long crackdown on the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), during which hundreds of party members have been arrested and jailed.
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The dramatic footage of the barricade standoff marked the latest chapter in a nearly year-long crackdown on the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), during which hundreds of party members have been arrested and jailed.
Turkey opposition uses tables, chairs to block police besieging headquarters
Turkish opposition lawmakers piled tables and chairs at the entrance of an office at their party's Istanbul headquarters on Monday to block police and prevent the replacement of a senior official whom a court ordered out last week.
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