By Bhvishya Patel For Mailonline and Afp
Published: 17:10 BST, 21 April 2019 | Updated: 17:10 BST, 21 April 2019
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The leader of Turkey's main opposition party has been attacked by an angry mob as he attended the funeral of a soldier who died fighting Kurdish militants.
Kemal Kilicdaroglu, leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP) was taken to a nearby house by security forces for his protection after a furious attack was launched against him on Sunday, according to Anadolu state news agency.
Following the incident, Mr Kilicdaroglu's party confirmed their leader had been attacked.
The leader of Turkey's main opposition party, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, was attacked by an angry mob in Turkey
Mr Kilicdaroglu, leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP), was taken to a nearby house by security forces for his protection, according to Anadolu state news agency
The opposition leader had been attending the funeral of a soldier who was killed during clashes with Kurdish rebels at the Iraq border
A video circulating on social media showed a mob pushing and shoving Mr Kilicdaroglu as he made his way through the crowd.
A party official said: 'Kilicdaroglu is at the CHP headquarters right now. He is fine.'
In a speech later outside CHP headquarters, Mr Kilicdaroglu said the
