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Two killed in fight at ballot box in east Turkey: official

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Two killed in fight at ballot box in east Turkey: officialAn election observer and another man were killed in a fight at a school-based polling station in eastern Turkey Sunday as voting got underway in Turkey’s local elections, the local governor’s office said. Security forces arrested four suspects in connection with the deaths, the governor’s office added. The violence took place as Turks voted in a grassroots support test for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP).