Two people were killed in an armed fight between the two groups because of the election of being mukhtar in Şehitkamil, district of Gaziantep, while two other people were seriously injured.

The incident occurred in the neighborhood of Köksalan in Şehitkamil district. Allegedly, relatives of two different mukhtar candidates started arguing at the yard of the school where the election was held.

Eyup Kaplan and an unidentified person lost their lives and 2 other people were seriously injured in the fight, which shortly grew into an armed fight.

Gendarmerie and medical teams were dispatched to the region after the incident while wounded people were rushed to hospitals.

The injured were reported to have vital wounds while gendarmerie teams have taken intensive security measures in the neighborhood. (ILKHA)