Israel National News: A video of police chasing protesters during an anti-government demonstration in Turkey has gone viral thanks to the presence of Pokemon mascot Pikachu among the fleeing protesters.

Police did not appear to have any Pokeballs on hand to help them catch the person in the full-body Pikachu costume, who was first filmed attending the demonstration in Antalya before being filmed running away together with hundreds of other protesters.

The protests erupted following the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and four of his aides. Imamoglu, a prominent opposition figure and potential rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was taken into custody earlier this month over allegations of graft and aiding a terrorist organization.