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05-03-2016, 01:37 PM
Mass brawl erupts in Turkish parliament over constitutional amendment
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A mass brawl broke out in Turkey between legislators from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP), with people throwing bottles of water and punches at each other.
SEE ALSO: Car bomb in southern Turkey kills policeman and leaves 13 wounded (http://mashable.com/2016/05/01/car-bomb-southern-turkey/)
The row revolved around a contentious bill to strip legislators of their immunity for prosecution, which could pave the way for the trial of several pro-Kurdish lawmakers on terror-related charges.*
The HDP, which believes the bill is aimed at suppressing dissent against the AKP government of president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, walked out of the constitutional committee meeting after the brawl.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/03/turkish-parliament-brawl/)
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A mass brawl broke out in Turkey between legislators from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP), with people throwing bottles of water and punches at each other.
SEE ALSO: Car bomb in southern Turkey kills policeman and leaves 13 wounded (http://mashable.com/2016/05/01/car-bomb-southern-turkey/)
The row revolved around a contentious bill to strip legislators of their immunity for prosecution, which could pave the way for the trial of several pro-Kurdish lawmakers on terror-related charges.*
The HDP, which believes the bill is aimed at suppressing dissent against the AKP government of president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, walked out of the constitutional committee meeting after the brawl.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/03/turkish-parliament-brawl/)
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