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[Max White]

Holy crap, that is a lot of police. How are we expecting this to go?

[Leatra]

Police said they were only going to lift the barricades placed by the protestors.

Judging from the words police have broken earlier, I'd say they have gathered this army for a reason.

[Parsely]

Watching the feed now, I can only see normal people milling about, but it sounds like something is going on in the area.

[Leatra]

Attack is commencing.

BTW, the cameraman's accent sound American. I wonder when he got the camera.

actually watch this: http://www.dha.com.tr/canli-yayin/

[Parsely]

I can see them approaching and firing gas at the barricade.

EDIT: Molotovs. Loud explosives went off. Police forming up with shields.

[XXSockXX]

This looks like it's not far from escalating...

[Leatra]

Shit. I have to leave.

I hope I'll see something good when I return to Istanbul

I hate to leave it like this.

Fuck.

FUCK!

[SalmonGod]

Don't you live close to Taksim?  Am I remembering that right?

Be careful.

[RedWarrior0]

On an old iPod so I can't really watch anything, but good luck, and stay safe!

[Mictlantecuhtli]

Spoiler: currently happening (click to show/hide)

Workers trying to prevent more police from coming by forming human chain.

Just saw a guy fall on his own molotov while trying to throw it. Talk about embarrassing.

[Scelly9]

Did it break?

[Mictlantecuhtli]

Did it break?

Of course. He was only on fire for a sec, area is soaked:

Spoiler: fighting back! (click to show/hide)

http://www.dha.com.tr/canli-yayin/
http://artibir.tv/canli-yayin

[Myroc]

It seems the police are spraying water mixed with pepper spray. I haven't been able to discern a solid confirmation yet, but as the water is a weird orange/red color, it seems evident that it's mixed with something.

In addition, the people throwing molotov cocktails seem to be the civil police officers disguised as protestors, in an attempt to make the police look good.

This is merely what I've managed to discern from watching the streams, so if anyone has a clearer picture, feel free to correct me.

[Mictlantecuhtli]

Maybe Fox will run image of this burning van?

They're construction workers as far as I can tell, bolted some barricades together and have holed up there. Protestors got forced into the corner and they won't budge.

[Scelly9]

Firing fireworks at police vehicles. That's gonna work.