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Turkey arrests 67 in wake of anti-Syrian rioting
Voice of America
FILE - Syrians wait to cross into Syria near Antakya, Turkey, Feb. 21, 2023. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused opposition parties of stoking racism, July 1, 2024, a day after Syrian-owned shops were set afire in a central Turkey neighborhood.
Turkish authorities have taken into custody 67 people accused of going on a rampage after a Syrian national was accused of sexually harassing a 7-year-old female relative.
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Caskets, dropped by protesters, lie on the road during a demonstration over police killings of people protesting tax increases, in Nairobi, Kenya, July 2, 2024. A protester throws a tear gas canister back at Kenyan police officers amid clashes during an anti-government demonstration called following deadly nationwide protests over tax increases, in downtown Nairobi on July 2, 2024.
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