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Turkey's HDP deputy leader says Turkey is 'on the verge of a civil war'

Turkish police have used tear gas and pepper spray to disperse supporters of the pro-Kurdish opposition party, the HDP, who were protesting against the overnight arrest of their leaders. Hisyar Ozsoy, deputy president of the HDP, told Newshour President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was tipping Turkey towards civil war.

(Photo: Turkish police officers detain Sebahat Tuncel, a former MP with HDP, at Diyarbakir courthouse during a demonstration. Credit: Getty Images)

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