Turkish police have fired tear gas, water cannon and rubber bullets to disperse hundreds of people protesting after an attack on Radiohead fans for attending a listening party in an Istanbul record shop and "drinking beer" during Ramadan.
Unidentified attackers, apparently upset that people were listening to music and consuming alcohol during the Muslim holy month, forcibly entered the Velvet Indieground record shop, shouted at employees and beat fans of Radiohead with pipes on Friday, according to Turkish media reports.
Skirmishes between police and protesters broke out on Saturday near the shop as hundreds of people rallied against the previous night's attack.
Several people were detained, the DPA news agency reported, while Turkish police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse the crowd.
The protesters shouted "Shoulder to shoulder against fascism!" and denounced President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as a "thief" and a "killer". [Al Jazeera English] Read more
