Protesters in a Turkish border town hit by a twin carbombing a week ago clashed with police Saturday as they voiced anger over the governments response to the attack About 50 people were killed and about 100 injured when the blasts went off in the southern town of Reyhanli in across the border from Syrias Idlib province on May 11 One was at the communitys city hall and the other in front of a post office The protest Saturday began relatively peacefully but descended into chaos as running street clashes broke out with police Protesters threw rocks and bottles at the police who responded by firing tear gas canisters and highpressure paintballs Officers also brought out a water cannon Women and children ran from the scene as thick clouds of tear gas spread through the streets at the heart of the confrontation Police prevented the protesters from reaching the site of the blasts in the center of the town which lies in Turkeys southern Hatay province The police have not yet commented on the clashes which quietened down after less than an hour The protest  which started with several thousand people but dwindled to a hard core of several hundred as trouble broke out  was intended to show support and solidarity for the people of Reyhanli in the wake of the deadly bombings Many people in the town are angry at the governments response and say its decision to take in Syrian refugees fleeing the conflict in their country has made Turkey a target for attacks The crowd chanted calls for Erdogan and the government to resign One family of demonstrators was mourning the death of Ayten Calim a 20yearold secretary from Reyhanli who was killed in the bombings last Saturday Her brother Halim Calim said We are here to voice our pain He and another brother carried Turkish flags and a banner with Aytens photo on it that read We will not forgetSome have criticized Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan for traveling to the United States this week instead of coming to Reyhanli to show support Erdogan has held talks with US President Barack Obama and other US officials in Washington Turkish President Abdullah Gul visited Reyhanli Thursday when he vowed that those responsible for the car bombs would be held accountable Celalettin Lekesiz governor of Hatay province said Saturday that security forces had detained 17 people so far in connection with the bomb attacks and are hunting for four others the semiofficial Anadolu news agency reported All 21 suspects are Turkish nationals he said Lekesiz said the security forces now had detailed information about how the suspects allegedly acquired the explosives and staged the bomb attacks the news agency reported Interior Minister Muammer Guler and other Turkish officials have accused a former Marxist terror group that they say maintains relations with Al Muhabarat Syrias intelligence services according to Anadolu CNNs Laura SmithSpark contributed to this report 