An Istanbul park that was at the centre of weeks of anti-government demonstrations opened for a few hours on Monday, but Turkish authorities quickly closed it and fired a water cannon, tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters heading to the area for a planned rally.
The attack - the second by police on protesters since Saturday10158637
- occurred on a main pedestrian road leading to Istanbul's landmark Taksim Square and adjacent Gezi Park.
On Monday afternoon, Istanbul Governor Huseyin Avni Mutlu declared Gezi Park reopened to the public, but warned he would not allow it to become a focus for more demonstrations.
About three hours later, police asked the public to leave the park and closed it.
An Associated Press journalist at the scene said police used shields to push some people out of the park, fired tear gas at a few protesters who struck a police shield, and detained a dozen people.
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