Shocking Photo of Reporter at Protest Blasted With Pepper-Laced Water

On Thursday, Turkish police attempted to break up about 2,000 anti-government protestors in Ankara. In the middle the crackdown, police blasted Husna Sari, a reporter from Ulusal TV, with a water cannon.

"We are here to request the liberation of all the patriots," Emine Altin, a protester, told AFP, while waving a Turkish flag. "Turkey is under the yoke of repression" by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Altin added. "Now, it's a matter of life or death."

Meanwhile, images from Ankara. Reporter knocked by water cannon. This, btw, is a sign of govt weakness, not strength. pic.twitter.com/25VAX5PEH2

— Zeynep Tufekci (@zeynep) February 13, 2014