Turkish riot police use rubber pellets to disperse demonstrators during a protest ahead of the International Women's Day, in Istanbul, Turkey March 6, 2016. REUTERS/ Osman Orsal
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish police on Sunday briefly detained at least one woman and fired rubber bullets to disperse a crowd of hundreds of people trying to mark International Women's Day in central Istanbul.
The group, which gathered two days before official Women's Day commemorations on March 8 in order to draw more supporters on a Sunday, had ignored a ban on the march by the Istanbul governor who scrapped this year's rally, citing security concerns.
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