Attack on Green Left Party vehicle in Mersin

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An attack was made on the Green and Left Party (YSP) vehicle used for the announcements for the election campaign in Tarsus, Mersin with knives and stones yesterday (May 7)

Mezopotamya Agency (MA) reported that the YSP vehicle was attacked by a group of approximately 20 people who came out of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) election office yesterday at noon while waiting in a red light on Atatürk Avenue in the Yenimahalle neighborhood of Tarsus.

Seven party members inside the vehicle were subjected to the cursing and insults of the group and attacked with sticks and knives. 

Five of them were injured and the windows of the vehicle were broken while the tires were cut with knives. 

One injured party member who spoke to MA said that there was no intervention by the police despite there being many police officers around during the event. Accordingly, the YSP members made a complaint at the Tarsus Police Headquarters against the aggressors after the attack and one of their friends was receiving treatment in hospital. 

Attack on İmamoğlu's meeting 

Yesterday (May 7) the meeting of the Mayor of İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality, Ekrem İmamoğlu in Erzurum also came under attack. 

A group threw objects at the bus on which İmamoğlu was addressing the people and also threw stones at the people gathered in the square in order to listen to İmamoğlu upon which the election gathering had to end and İmamoğlu returned to İstanbul. (AS/PE)