Touching images of a Policeman coming to the aid of a soldier in Turkey goes viral

These images show the moments a Turkish policeman came to the aid of a pro-coup soldier. Just before these pictures were taken, the soldier was stamped on, punched and pelted with rocks by an angry crowd. Then, amid the violence, the policeman above saw what was going on, boarded an armoured vehicle and hugged the soldier (pictured without a weapon or helmet) and urged the angry crowd to calm down. The anonymous policeman, wearing a gas mask and carrying a rifle, then helped the man up.

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