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Many Injured as Erdogan Supporters, Opponents Clash in Brussels
[AnNahar] Several people were maimed in "serious" altercations in front of the Turkish consulate in Brussels between supporters and opponents of Turkish President Sultan Recep Tayyip Erdogan the First... Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him... on Thursday, Belgian police said. "Serious incidents broke out between supporters and opponents of the Turkish regime, on a public road, outside the consulate of ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... ," Brussels police spokeswoman Ilse van de Keere told AFP. "Many people were maimed" and taken to hospital, she added. The incident occurred on the third day that Turkish voters in Belgium are allowed to cast early ballots for a referendum that could vastly boost Erdogan's powers. Turkish voters in Austria, Denmark, La Belle France, Germany and Switzerland ...home of the Helvetians, famous for cheese, watches, yodeling, and William Tell... can also cast their ballots for the next two weeks, until April 9. Van de Keere gave no other details on the number of people injured or on the state of their injuries, saying the situation was "sensitive" and that about 100 people remained in front of the consulate at 8:00 pm (1800 GMT). The Brussels prosecutor's office was investigating the incident. According to the pro-Kurdish Firat news agency, three people of Kurdish origin arriving to vote on the referendum were stabbed in incidents provoked by supporters of Erdogan's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). Turkey will vote on April 16 on the proposal to create an executive presidency and abolish the post of prime minister. Posted by: trailing wife 2017-03-31 |
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