The leader of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) was assaulted in the Turkish Parliament building in Ankara before his party group meeting on Wednesday,
Hürriyet Daily News reports.
“We do not step back just because of a punch,” main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu told his party’s parliamentary group meeting immediately after the incident.
The incident took place before the scheduled meeting, after an assailant, who entered the Parliament as a visitor, delivered several kicks and punched Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu. The CHP leader fell to the floor during the attack, with reports saying that his glasses were broken.
