Article 6Q1JG Turkey parliament descends into chaos as dozens of MPs take part in fistfight

Turkey parliament descends into chaos as dozens of MPs take part in fistfight

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Staff were left cleaning bloodstains from the floor after brawl which started when one MP called the ruling majority terrorists'

Dozens of lawmakers became embroiled in a fisticuffs brawl in Turkey's parliament on Friday as they argued over a jailed opposition deputy stripped of his parliamentary immunity this year.

The 30-minute ruckus, which left at least two lawmakers injured, forced the suspension of the hearing. Deputies eventually returned for a vote that rejected an opposition move to restore the parliamentary mandate of lawyer and rights activist Can Atalay.

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