35 detained during market place demolition in Ankara
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OluÅŸturulma Tarihi: Temmuz 10, 2006 15:15
35 people were taken into custody during the incidents that occurred during demolition of an open-air market place in Turkish capital of Ankara last night, security officers and witnesses said. According to security officers and witnesses, Ankara's Cankaya Municipality decided to demolish the open-air market place in Maltepe neighborhood, and build a parking lot and a bazaar in its stead.
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Workers of the Cankaya Municipality, who came to the area with bulldozers to demolish the open-air market place, were blocked by the tradesmen. Meanwhile, a group of tradesmen attacked the vehicles and set ablaze some of the hut and materials that belonged to Cankaya Municipality.  Â
The fire was contained by the fire-fighters, while 35 people were detained at the end of the five-hour incidents.Two tradesmen were injured and hospitalized, the witnesses claimed.
After police took necessary measures, workers continued to demolish the market place.