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Teen Arrested after Randomly Stabbing 5 People in Türkiye

A suspect, whom Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya's account on X named as AK and who, according to the account, attacked and injured 5 citizens, lies on the ground in handcuffs while being detained, in Eskisehir, Türkiye, in this still image which was included in a video released on August 13, 2024. Turkish Interior Minister via X/Handout via REUTERS
A suspect, whom Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya's account on X named as AK and who, according to the account, attacked and injured 5 citizens, lies on the ground in handcuffs while being detained, in Eskisehir, Türkiye, in this still image which was included in a video released on August 13, 2024. Turkish Interior Minister via X/Handout via REUTERS
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Teen Arrested after Randomly Stabbing 5 People in Türkiye

A suspect, whom Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya's account on X named as AK and who, according to the account, attacked and injured 5 citizens, lies on the ground in handcuffs while being detained, in Eskisehir, Türkiye, in this still image which was included in a video released on August 13, 2024. Turkish Interior Minister via X/Handout via REUTERS
A suspect, whom Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya's account on X named as AK and who, according to the account, attacked and injured 5 citizens, lies on the ground in handcuffs while being detained, in Eskisehir, Türkiye, in this still image which was included in a video released on August 13, 2024. Turkish Interior Minister via X/Handout via REUTERS

A teenager wearing a helmet and bulletproof vest randomly stabbed five people at an open-air cafe in the northwestern Turkish city of Eskisehir before being detained by police, officials and media reports said Tuesday.

The 18-year-old, identified as Arda K., broadcast Monday’s knife attack on social media through a camera attached to his vest, HaberTurk television reported. The victims were people relaxing after prayers at a mosque.

The teenager was detained following a police chase, according to the Eskisehir governor's office.

The five wounded individuals were hospitalized and two of them were in serious condition, according to the state-run Anadolu Agency. The assailant was also carrying an ax but did not appear to have used it.

Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said an investigation had begun, while HaberTurk and other media reported the assailant is believed to have been influenced by a video game.

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New York Investigates Assaults During Ben-Gvir’s Visit

Israeli national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir (dpa) 
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New York Investigates Assaults During Ben-Gvir’s Visit

Israeli national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir (dpa) 
Israeli national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir (dpa) 

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said on Sunday that police were investigating a series of incidents that have erupted from clashing pro-Palestinian protests and pro-Israeli counter-protests, including the reported assault on Thursday of two women by a pro-Israeli crowd.

Demonstrations have taken place in recent days during a visit to New York by far-right Israeli national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, a West Bank settler who has pressed for an intensification of US ally Israel's war in the Gaza Strip.

“The NYPD is investigating a series of incidents stemming from clashing protests on Thursday that began when a group of anti-Israel protesters surrounded the Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters - a Jewish place of worship - in Brooklyn,” Adams said on social media.

“Initial reports indicate that one female protester was isolated from her group, harassed by counter-protesters and suffered injuries. In another incident, a second woman was surrounded and subjected to vile threatening by counter-protesters,” he added.

Adams said police were working to identify those related to this assault and one person was arrested. He added “hate has no place” in New York City.

The New York Times reported that chants of “death to Arabs” were made and that in one of those incidents, hundreds of men and boys surrounded a woman while shouting racist and sexist profanities.

Rights advocates have raised concerns about rising Islamophobia, anti-Arab bias and antisemitism during Israel's war following an October 2023 attack by Palestinian Hamas militants.

Ben-Gvir also faced protests during a recent visit to Yale University and on Sunday when protesters and counter-protesters clashed near a New York City synagogue where he was expected to speak. His talk was subsequently canceled, the New York Times reported.