ROUGH CUT - NO REPORTER NARRATION
Turkish riot police fired water cannon and teargas at hundreds of protesters in Istanbul's Taksim Square on Tuesday (June 11), Reuters witnesses said, entering the square for the first time since demonstrations against plans to develop a park there turned violent.
The police move came after Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan agreed to meet protest leaders, whose peaceful demonstrations two weeks ago spiralled into protests against his government in which three people have been killed and about 5,000 hurt.
Police removed protesters' banners from a building overlooking the square and the local governor said police had no intention of breaking up the protest in adjoining Gezi Park.
Crowd control vehicles fired water cannon against groups of protesters who threw stones, fireworks and petrol bombs at the police.
Nearby, hundreds more protesters, wearing face masks to protect against the effects of teargas, gathered on steps leading
