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Knife attack in Turkey

13 August 2024

"Teenager wearing helmet and bulletproof vest stabbed 5 people in Turkey on Monday". 1

"The perpetrator, an 18-year-old man identified as Arda K., broadcast the attack live on X". 2

"The victims were people relaxing after prayers at a mosque in Eskisehir, some 230 kilometers (143 miles) west of the capital, Ankara." 3

"The suspect was dressed like a person in a video game, with an axe at his waist, a bulletproof vest and a helmet, and wore a mask over his face". 4

"He did not vindicate his gesture. Apparently he might have been influenced by war video games". 5

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