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Thursday, January 19, 2017

Turkish lawmaker chains self to rostrum, sparks new brawl | Nation | timesdaily.com

Turkish lawmaker chains self to rostrum, sparks new brawl

By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press Jan 19, 2017 Updated 4 hrs ago 0

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A Turkish legislator handcuffed herself to parliament's rostrum on Thursday to protest against a reform package that would give President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's office executive powers. The move sparked fighting between female legislators that reportedly resulted in two of them being hospitalized.

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