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Brawl erupts in Taiwan parliament as lawmakers attack each other with chairs

WATCH ABOVE: Brawl erupts in Taiwan parliament over infrastructure budget – Jul 14, 2017

A fight erupted between ruling and opposition lawmakers in the Taiwanese parliament on Friday.

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The brawl broke out when lawmakers from the Nationalists, or Kuomintang, criticized the budget proposals for the Forward-looking Infrastructure Development Program.

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Members from the ruling and opposition parties were seen grabbing each other and throwing water bombs.

The infrastructure development plan has been treated by President Tsai Ing-wen’s administration as its key economic stimulus project.

It includes investments in light rail lines, urban and rural development and green energy.

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