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Turkey: violence erupts ahead of general election | euronews, world news

Turkey: violence erupts ahead of general election

04/06 15:48 CET

Tensions were high in the Conservative-leaning city of Erzurum ahead of the June 7 general election in Turkey.

Riot police stepped in as ultra-nationalist Turks took to the streets of the eastern city in an attempt to thwart a pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party rally.

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