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Police in Turkey force ousted opposition out of headquarters as crisis deepens

Turkish riot police fired tear gas and forced their way into the main opposition partyโ€™s headquarters to evict its ousted leadership on Sunday, fuelling a crisis at the heart of Turkeyโ€™s democracy. Clouds of tear gas billowed within the Republican Peopleโ€™s Party (CHP) building while those inside shouted and threw objects at the entrance as police โ€Œbroke through a makeshift barricade. There were no reports of injuries during the intervention. A Turkish court ousted CHP leader Ozgur Ozel on...