土耳其市长被捕掀全国示威潮   民众不满总统上街抗议 - video Dailymotion

八点最热报 | 大批土耳其民众在过去几天走上街头示威，不满伊斯坦布尔市长伊马姆奥卢，被指涉贪及帮助恐怖组织而被捕。由于他是土耳其受欢迎的反对派人物，也是总统埃尔多安在下届选举的头号政治对手。因此许多人认为，这次逮捕行动是出于政治动机。（主播：梁宝仪）

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00:31Imam Al-Nusra is a popular opposition figure in Turkey.

00:36He is also the number one political opponent of President Erdogan in the next election.

00:40Therefore, many people think that this arrest is based on political motivation.

00:44At the same time, it has ignited the largest demonstration activity in Turkey in the past 10 years.

00:51Turkey's opposition leader, Imam Al-Nusra, was arrested and angered.

00:55Thousands of demonstrators gathered outside the Istanbul City Hall building for four nights in a row.

01:00They chanted slogans and shouted slogans.

01:05They were dissatisfied with President Erdogan's suppression of the opposition.

01:07Although the law enforcement agency sent several hundred anti-riot police to maintain order,

01:12there was still a fierce police confrontation at the demonstration site.

01:15The pro-demonstrators set off fireworks and kept throwing things at the police.

01:20The police then launched high-pressure water cannons,

01:22fired tear gas and pepper sprays to disperse the crowd.

01:25The scene was completely out of control.

01:27As the tension escalated, the conflict between the demonstrators and the police became more intense.

01:32Erdogan criticized the opposition's protest activities at the opening ceremony.

01:36He tried to create a tense and chaotic atmosphere all over the country.

01:40It's good to remind you once again.

01:43The days of pointing fingers at national will by taking left-wing organizations,

01:50marginals and vandals with you to the streets have now come to an end.

01:55The days when politics and justice were directed through street terror

02:02have now come to an end, along with the old Turkey.

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