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| 'Woman in red' sprayed with teargas becomes symbol of Turkey protests | 'Woman in red' sprayed with teargas becomes symbol of Turkey protests |
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| Istanbul's police chief had said his forces would only use teargas as a last resort. But the images seem to show the officer targeting an unarmed woman. | Istanbul's police chief had said his forces would only use teargas as a last resort. But the images seem to show the officer targeting an unarmed woman. |
The woman's hair is blown upwards as she turns away from the officer. | |
The officer closes in on the woman. | The officer closes in on the woman. |
| The officer continues to use teargas as the woman turns away. | |
| The woman covers her mouth as the officer goes on to spray the crowds of demonstrators behind her. | The woman covers her mouth as the officer goes on to spray the crowds of demonstrators behind her. |
| The images have been widely shared on social media and have spawned cartoons and graffiti across the country and beyond. | The images have been widely shared on social media and have spawned cartoons and graffiti across the country and beyond. |
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