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One dead as Prime Minister's bus stoned in Turkey

Türkiye Materials 1 June 2011 08:28 (UTC +04:00)
A group of people in the Turkish town of Hopa on Tuesday stoned the bus carrying Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan back from campaign rally, Turkish media reported.
One dead as Prime Minister's bus stoned in Turkey

A group of people in the Turkish town of Hopa on Tuesday stoned the bus carrying Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan back from campaign rally, Turkish media reported.

As a result, one of the attackers, who was hit by a stone in the head, died; also a policeman was wounded.

Parliamentary elections will be held in Turkey on June 12.

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