Pro-Kurdish protests shut down central Budapest

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The center of Budapest was closed down Thursday ahead of the arrival of the Turkish President. Police closed the streets of the Hungarian capital as pro-Kurdish protesters demonstrated against President Erdoğan’s visit. Host Marco Werman speaks with the BBC’s Nick Thorpe, who was there.

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