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Watch: Politicians Throw Punches Inside Turkish Parliament

A Turkish parliamentary committee broke down into chaos following a ruling to strip legislators of their immunity from prosecution.

Legislators in the Turkish capital Ankara climbed across tables, threw punches and hurled water bottles in the heated discussion. The politicians had been convened to discuss a constitutional amendment that could lead to several pro-Kurdish legislators been put on trial on terror-related charges.

Pro-Kurdish party lawmakers walked out of the meeting following the brawl, which left one legislator with a dislocated shoulder and a second with a bloodied nose.

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Jack Peat

Jack is a business and economics journalist and the founder of The London Economic (TLE). He has contributed articles to VICE, Huffington Post and Independent and is a published author. Jack read History at the University of Wales, Bangor and has a Masters in Journalism from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

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