Turkish PM: Arrested protestors conspiring 'to prevent democracy'

Turkish police have detained at least 20 people allegedly involved in violent protests, as the country’s prime minister continued to lash out at protesters - and a BBC journalist – he claimed were part of a conspiracy to harm Turkey.

Police searched some 30 addresses in the capital Ankara and rounded up 20 people with alleged links to “terror” groups and suspected of “attacking police and the environment” during three weeks of protests that swept Turkey, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported. It was the second police sweep against demonstrators in the city this week.