Taiwanese politicians throw pig guts and punches in parliament

Taiwanese politicians throw pig guts and punches in parliament
Politicians fight during a parliament session in Taipei, Taiwan (FTV via AP)

Politicians in Taiwan got into a fist fight and threw pig guts at each other over a soon-to-be enacted policy that would allow imports of US pork and beef.

Premier Su Tseng-chang was due to give a regularly scheduled policy report on Friday morning about the pork policy when politicians from the opposing Kuomintang party (KMT) blocked his attempt to speak by dumping bags of pig organs.

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