Violence Erupts at Turkish Opposition Rally, Protesters Arrested.

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Source: Al Jazeera English
Violence Erupts at Turkish Opposition Rally, Protesters Arrested.
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More than a dozen people have been arrested over violence against opposition supporters at an election rally in Turkey’s eastern city of Erzurum. Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) was campaigning on behalf of CHP leader and presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu, days before Sunday’s presidential and parliamentary elections. Seven people were injured in the incident. Sunday’s elections are seen as among the most consequential in Turkey’s modern history, with Erdogan facing the biggest political challenge of his two-decade rule.

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