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Grievances when it comes to what it is that the people want to see the government do, don. >> arwa, i nove it's pretty tough hear there, but this started as a protest over a development. it turned into a movement against the prime minister. any chance here that the opposition is going to back down? >> reporter: at this point in time, no. i mean, look at this scene around me. this is just hours after the riot police went in and cleared out taxsim park, the more actions taken by the government and the more riot police, the angrier the people become. they may not be in the park right now, but the...

Has handled the park demonstrations and are finding their political voice. this is the kind of action that happens. a lot of these demonstrators are saying that they want to somehow capitalize on the momentum they believe they have from the park demonstrations to turn it into some sort of a movement that is then going to continue to demand accountability from this government that they believe is becoming increasingly authoritarian and trying to meddle in just about every single aspect of their way of life, don. >> all right, we'll get back to you, arwa damon, you can see arwa damon in taxsim s...

Let's move on now because we have some developments to tell you about. turkish authorities finally ran out of patience with protesters in istanbul today. riot police stormed the park where demonstrators were camped out. making good on their threat by the prime minister to kick them out if they wouldn't leave. now the situation is growing more tense. i want to go to cnn's arwa damon now, she is with me from istanbul. ar arwa, what's going on right now? >> reporter: well, we're on the street that is around a two-, three-minute walk from taxsim square and the park itself and just take a look at w...