Istanbul MPs Sebahat Tuncel and Sýrrý Süreyya Önder have been taken to hospital suffering from respiratory difficulties after police attacked a demonstration in Istanbul. The police have thrown tear gas at the crowd protesting against the Election Board decision to strip Diyarbakir MP Hatip Dicle of his mandate and against the government.

Police heavily attacked a demonstration promoted in Istanbul by Labor, Democracy and Freedom Block to protest against the Election Board decision to strip Hatip Dicle of his mandate. Protesters, among which were many Block deputies, have been voicing their protest against the government of the AKP as well. Thousands have been joining the demonstration when police attacked the crowd with tear gas. Deputies Sýrrý Süreyya Önder, Ertuðrul Kürkçü, Sabahat Tuncel and Levent Tüzel were at the demonstration in Þiþli.

Ten people have been wounded and twenty three people have been taken into custody.