A parliamentary session in the Bahamas was abruptly suspended after an opposition lawmaker threw a ceremonial mace out a window.
Shannendon Cartwright, the deputy leader of the opposition, was restrained by police and officials after the incident.
During the fight, the deputy speaker was hit and taken to the hospital, and the policeman suffered a leg injury, Speaker Patricia DeVault told parliament.
Local media reported that the fight broke out when Ms Devault refused to allow opposition leader Michael Pintard to address allegations in a US indictment accusing federal police of involvement in drug trafficking.
Throwing a mace through a window has historical significance in the country.
In 1965, the leader of the opposition did the same, pushing for a change in electoral law, in what became known as “Black Tuesday”.
