Eight people have been killed and at least 13 wounded in violent clashed between supporters of rival candidates in Turkey’s mainly Kurdish populated southeast during the country’s municipal elections.
In renewed protests in Turkey clashes between demonstrators and riot police have left two people dead, including a police officer.
Turkish prosecutors have charged 255 protesters, including seven foreigners, over the mass demonstrations that swept the country in June.
Turkey’s interior minister has reported a rocket attack on the nation’s police headquarters in the capital Ankara, adding that the incident caused no casualties.
Street battles between Turkish protesters and security forces have continued for the sixth straight night as a new wave of unrest across the country appears to take shape over the killing of a young protester.
More clashes have continued in several Turkish cities including Istanbul and Ankara as death of protester reignites anti-government anger.