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May Day in Europe: Turkey sees clashes, Russia holds parade, Greece hit by strikes
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Many cities across Europe are bracing for both unrest and celebrations as they mark the May Day holiday.
Clashes have erupted in Istanbul between May Day demonstrators and riot police as crowds tried to defy a government ban by marching to the city’s iconic Taksim Square. Demonstrators massed at different spots throughout the city, determined to mark International Workers’ Day at Taksim Square, which has been blocked off due to a ban on protests there.
Meanwhile in Moscow, more than 100,000 people marched through the city’s Red Square, to celebrate Russia’s Labour Day. The Chairman of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions Mikhail Shmakov, and Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin attended the event.
In Greece, May Day was marked by docked ferries, idle trains and most services shut in the aftermath of strikes. Riot police assembled in Athens in preparation for two separate rallies planned by labour unions.
