Demonstrators backing Turkey hunger strikers arrested

Turkish police arrested dozens of people demonstrating

in support of two hunger strikers in Ankara on Sunday, firing tear gas

to break up the demonstration, an AFP journalist reported.

The

protesters gathered in the city center in support of an Ankara academic

and a teacher on hunger strike for more than four months to protest

against their sacking.

As well as tear gas, police also used water cannon to break up the protest.

Police

arrested more than 40 people, the CNN-Turk and NTV television stations

reported. One of those arrested said he had had his arm broken while

resisting, an AFP journalist at the scene reported.