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Article Body TextIstanbul — <p>A masked man wearing a helmet and bulletproof vest stabbed at least five people Monday outside a mosque in northwest Turkey before being detained by police, according to local media reports.</p> <p>The 18-year-old suspect, armed with a long knife, broadcast the attack at the tea garden of a mosque in the city of Eskisehir live on social media platform X, formerly Twitter, before police apprehended him, local media reported.</p> <p>Some media agencies reported seven people had been injured.</p> <p>"The attacker was dressed like a person in a game, with an axe at his waist, wearing a bulletproof vest and a helmet, his face masked," the site Eskisehir Durum reported.</p> <p>Images he had taken of himself show that he also wore goggles over his mask, completely concealing his face.</p> <p>Several news sites claimed he also wore a "black sun," a Nazi symbol made up of several swastikas, on his chest.</p> <p>The assailant did not shout or express any motivation for his actions according to the daily <em>Cumhuriyet</em>, which claimed he was "influenced by war games" without going into details. </p>
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LanguageEnglish
NewsML Media TopicsArts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
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NetworkVOA
Embargo DateAugust 12, 2024 18:35 EDT
BylineAgence France-Presse
Brand / Language ServiceVoice of America - English
