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An official prepares ballot voting papers with names of political parties at a polling station during the municipal elections, in Ankara, Turkey
TWO people were shot dead at a polling station as Turkey’s local elections turned into a bloodbath today with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s brutal regime moving against political opponents.
The two men, supporters of the Saadet Party, were killed by supporters of Mr Erdogan after a dispute in the eastern Turkish city of Malatya.
Turkey’s authoritarian leader claimed to be “saddened” by the shootings and ordered an investigation, however, violence has been a feature of elections in recent years.
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