Turkish Spring Protests: Erdogan tells parliament his patience is running out over demonstrations

Riot police in Istanbul have forced their way into Taksim Square to clear the plaza of protesters. Security forces their used teargas and water cannons to clear out demonstrators who responded by throwing fireworks, stones, and Molotov cocktails back at the police. The move comes as Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed to meet protest leaders tomorrow. Erdogan has repeatedly taken a hard line against the demonstratщкі demanding they disperse and labelling the protesters looters and vandals. Some 3 people have been killed so far in the protests and more than 5,000 injured. The mass protests which have spread to several major Turkish cities were sparked by a police crackdown on peaceful protest to the government's planned demolotion of central Istanbul's Gezi Park.