Friday 15 June 2018

Turkey election: Four dead in pre-poll clash

Four people are dead and eight wounded in southern Turkey after election campaigning descended into violence. The incident has heightened tensions ahead of the 24 June vote. 

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is aiming for a second term. The clash broke out in Kurdish town of Suruc, when an MP from the ruling AKP, Ibrahim Halil Yildiz, was touring some shops.

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