ISTANBUL: An election observer and another man were killed in a fight at a school-based polling station in eastern Turkey Sunday (Mar 31) as ...
ISTANBUL: An election observer and another man were killed in a fight at a school-based polling station in eastern Turkey Sunday as voting got underway in Turkey's local elections, the local governor's office said.
The violence took place as Turks voted in a grassroots support test for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling Justice and Development Party .After voting in Istanbul, Erdogan said the incident had"upset" him and that an official investigation had been launched.The private DHA news agency reported the two men were shot after an argument between two rival political groups turned violent.
The men were members of Saadet , a religiously conservative party. One of them was an election observer. Erdogan called Karamollaoglu to offer condolences, his office said, and vowed the culprits would face justice.
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