Protests outside the Turkish embassy in Washington D.C. erupted into a violent brawl on Tuesday.

Videos and images of the melee flooded the Internet after supporters and detractors of Turkish President Erdogan clashed.

World News: Reports: Turkish bodyguards attack Kurdish protesters in D.C. https://t.co/oUm43yFv42 pic.twitter.com/OlavLSWEHC

— Moments News (@Momentsnewsz) May 17, 2017

The fight carried over into a nearby park where police officer attempted to subdue the ruckus, the New York Times reported.

Video showed a man knocked to the ground as other protesters delivered brutal kicks to his face.

Another man launched a megaphone at fellow protesters.

[VIDEO] Erdoğan’s guards attack protesters outside Turkish Embassy in DC https://t.co/NzCEhVDBFd pic.twitter.com/bywERVdepB

— Turkish Minute (@TurkishMinuteTM) May 17, 2017

Members of Erdogan’s security force were heavily involved in the ruckus, according to the Daily Mail.

“They think they can engage in the same sort of suppression of protest and free speech that they engage in Turkey,” protester Flint Arthur told CNN.

“They stopped us for a few minutes,” he said. “but we still stayed and continued to protest Erdogan’s tyrannical regime.”

The protest occurred the same day the Turkish president met with President Donald trump at the White House.

9 people hurt, 2 arrested during altercation at Turkish ambassador’s residence in Washington, D.C., officials say https://t.co/9YOWw97tyf pic.twitter.com/CcYebuhsPy

— 48 Hours (@48hours) May 17, 2017

#Erdogan personal bodyguards in black brutally attack #Turkish demonstrators in Washington DC, leaving nine injured https://t.co/ZwKDEWcuO3 pic.twitter.com/qxrny8vU74

— Adam Milstein (@AdamMilstein) May 17, 2017

[VIDEO] Erdoğan’s guards attack protesters outside Turkish embassy in DC | Turkish Minute https://t.co/6NeUtPQT5d pic.twitter.com/9eg2aSXmsK

— Turkish Minute (@TurkishMinuteTM) May 17, 2017

The fight involved Kurdish protesters, some of whom held signs that read “Free Demirtas,” referring to jailed Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party leader Selahattin Demirtas, and supporters of President Erdogan.

Nine people were injured and two arrests were made, according to the Metropolitan police.

Ayten Necmi, 49, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault. A second man, Jalal Kheirabaoi, 42, faces charges of assaulting a police officer, according to the Times.

https://t.co/QluuxpNVk7 Huge Brawl Broke Out Between Erdogan’s Bodyguards And Kurdish Protesters Outside Turkish … https://t.co/2KDRPQ8ZXf pic.twitter.com/ZLLdYpBT9Y

— NWO Stop (@NwoStop) May 17, 2017

Bloody clash outside Turkish embassy in D.C. sends 9 to hospital https://t.co/rf8a86oNdX pic.twitter.com/FHuzZqviwW

— john thonson (@johnthonson1) May 17, 2017

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