Media takes images of a protester holding a flag in front of a riot police vehicle during a protest at Taksim Square in Istanbul June 11, 2013. REUTERS/Osman Orsal
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Istanbul's governor said on Tuesday riot police would continue operations against protesters in Taksim Square day and night until it was cleared, and appealed to people to stay away for their own safety.
"We will continue our measures in an unremitting manner, whether day or night, until marginal elements are cleared and the square is open to the people," Governor Huseyin Avni Mutlu said in a brief television announcement.
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