Violence breaks out at Turkish president's speech in New York
Source: the hill
By Josh Delk - 09/21/17 11:22 PM EDT
Violence broke out at a speech by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday, with police forced to briefly detain several protesters, according to The New York Times.
A scuffle between protesters and attendees erupted in the ballroom of a New York hotel where Erdogan was speaking after a man yelled "You're a terrorist. Get out of my country!" in English at Erdogan, the Times reported.
Videos showed what a New York Police Department confirmed to be rival protesters punching and slapping each other in the ballroom.
Security forcefully removed at least one person involved in attacking the protesters. Police said that about five protesters were "briefly detained" during the incident, though no arrests were made. No injuries were reported, according to the Times...........................
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