Punches rule Taiwan Parliament

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Updated On Aug 02, 2013 08:29 pm IST

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Taiwanese lawmakers exchanged punches and threw water at each other Friday ahead of an expected vote that would authorize a referendum on whether to finish a fourth nuclear power plant on this densely populated island of 23 million people. (AP Photo)

Updated on Aug 02, 2013 08:29 pm IST

Taiwanese lawmakers exchanged punches and threw water at each other Friday ahead of an expected vote that would authorize a referendum on whether to finish a fourth nuclear power plant on this densely populated island of 23 million people. (AP Photo)

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Ruling and opposition lawmakers fight on the legislature floor in Taiwan. They exchanged punches and threw water at each other ahead of an expected vote. (AP Photo)

Updated on Aug 02, 2013 08:29 pm IST

Ruling and opposition lawmakers fight on the legislature floor in Taiwan. They exchanged punches and threw water at each other ahead of an expected vote. (AP Photo)

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Ruling and opposition lawmakers fight on the legislature floor in Taiwan. They exchanged punches and threw water at each other ahead of an expected vote. (AP Photo)

Updated on Aug 02, 2013 08:29 pm IST

Ruling and opposition lawmakers fight on the legislature floor in Taiwan. They exchanged punches and threw water at each other ahead of an expected vote. (AP Photo)

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Ruling and opposition lawmakers fight on the legislature floor in Taiwan. They exchanged punches and threw water at each other ahead of an expected vote. (AP Photo)

Updated on Aug 02, 2013 08:29 pm IST

Ruling and opposition lawmakers fight on the legislature floor in Taiwan. They exchanged punches and threw water at each other ahead of an expected vote. (AP Photo)

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Opposition legislators and ruling legislators chant slogans hurled water and wrestled each other to the floor of Taiwan's parliament in a brawl which broke out during a debate. AFP photo

Updated on Aug 02, 2013 08:29 pm IST

Opposition legislators and ruling legislators chant slogans hurled water and wrestled each other to the floor of Taiwan's parliament in a brawl which broke out during a debate. AFP photo

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Opposition legislators squirt water towards legislators from the ruling Kuomintang at Parliament in Taipei. AFP photo

Updated on Aug 02, 2013 08:29 pm IST

Opposition legislators squirt water towards legislators from the ruling Kuomintang at Parliament in Taipei. AFP photo

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Ruling and opposition lawmakers toss drinks during fight on the legislature floor in Taipei, Taiwan ahead of an expected vote. (AP Photo)

Updated on Aug 02, 2013 08:29 pm IST

Ruling and opposition lawmakers toss drinks during fight on the legislature floor in Taipei, Taiwan ahead of an expected vote. (AP Photo)

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Opposition legislators and ruling legislators chant slogans hurled water and wrestled each other to the floor of Taiwan's parliament in a brawl which broke out during a debate. AFP photo

Updated on Aug 02, 2013 08:29 pm IST

Opposition legislators and ruling legislators chant slogans hurled water and wrestled each other to the floor of Taiwan's parliament in a brawl which broke out during a debate. AFP photo

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Ruling Kuomintang legislator Lee Cheng-min scuffles with Hsu Chung-hsin from the Taiwan Solidarity Union before a vote over rebuilding the fourth nuclear power plant at Parliament in Taipei. AFP photo

Updated on Aug 02, 2013 08:29 pm IST

Ruling Kuomintang legislator Lee Cheng-min scuffles with Hsu Chung-hsin from the Taiwan Solidarity Union before a vote over rebuilding the fourth nuclear power plant at Parliament in Taipei. AFP photo

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A legislator from the opposition Democratic Progressive Party, helps to paste a medicated pack onto his colleague Chu Chih-wei's neck after a fight before a vote is taken. AFP photo

Updated on Aug 02, 2013 08:29 pm IST

A legislator from the opposition Democratic Progressive Party, helps to paste a medicated pack onto his colleague Chu Chih-wei's neck after a fight before a vote is taken. AFP photo

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Legislators from Taiwan's main opposition Democratic Progressive Party wear head banners before a vote is taken on whether to build a fourth nuclear power plant at parliament in Taipei. AFP photo

Updated on Aug 02, 2013 08:29 pm IST

Legislators from Taiwan's main opposition Democratic Progressive Party wear head banners before a vote is taken on whether to build a fourth nuclear power plant at parliament in Taipei. AFP photo

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A legislator from the main opposition Democratic Progressive Party yawns next to an entrance at the parliament in Taipei. AFP photo

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A legislator from the main opposition Democratic Progressive Party yawns next to an entrance at the parliament in Taipei. AFP photo

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Opposition lawmakers block a door of the legislature floor in Taipei, Taiwan as they exchanged punches ahead of an expected vote. (AP Photo)

Updated on Aug 02, 2013 08:29 pm IST

Opposition lawmakers block a door of the legislature floor in Taipei, Taiwan as they exchanged punches ahead of an expected vote. (AP Photo)

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An opposition lawmaker hurls a bottle of water during fight against ruling lawmakers on the legislature floor in Taipei, Taiwan. (AP Photo)

Updated on Aug 02, 2013 08:29 pm IST

An opposition lawmaker hurls a bottle of water during fight against ruling lawmakers on the legislature floor in Taipei, Taiwan. (AP Photo)

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Ruling and opposition lawmakers fight on the legislature floor in Taipei, Taiwan as they exchanged punches each other ahead of an expected vote. (AP Photo)

Updated on Aug 02, 2013 08:29 pm IST

Ruling and opposition lawmakers fight on the legislature floor in Taipei, Taiwan as they exchanged punches each other ahead of an expected vote. (AP Photo)

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