Turkish MPs in a second punch-up within a week over controversial new security law

A second mass brawl in a week has broken out in Turkey's parliament as MPs debate a controversial new law.

The physical fight, which featured eye-gouging and striking with a ceremonial mallet, broke out during a legislative session on Thursday over a new security law.

Five Turkish MPs were previously injured in a similar altercation on Wednesday where chairs were used as weapons.

The country’s government wants to give state governors the power to order arrests and make it easier for police to crack down on demonstrations.

Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said the new law is “aimed at protecting social order and social peace” but critics say it would amount to “state terror”.

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