World Peace? Video Captures Shoving Match Between Turkish Delegation And U.N. Security Staff

The Associated Press obtained dramatic video footage of a fight that broke out last Friday’s outside the United Nations General Assembly session. The security detail of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan got into a physical altercation with UN Guards which descended into a free-for-all shoving match.

Martin Nesirky, spokesperson for Ban Ki-Moon, said “there were some unfortunate misunderstandings involving security between U.N. uniformed officials and security officials of member delegations.”

A Turkish official told CNN, “Our prime minister was not treated the way any prime minister should have been.” The official said there was “misbehavior” on the part of the United Nations guards.

Watch the fight break out, courtesy of the Washington Post:

(h/t WP)

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