Knife fight at Istanbul market injures 6, one critically
A row over stall space between vendors turned into a knife fight at a market in Istanbul's Sancaktepe district, leaving 6 people hurt and police hunting a suspect.
A dispute between market vendors over stall space turned into a knife fight at a street market in Istanbul's Sancaktepe district on Wednesday, leaving 6 people injured, Turkish broadcasters Habertürk and NTV Türkiye reported.
The fight broke out at around 08:04 local time at a market on Akın Street in the Yenidoğan neighbourhood, Habertürk said. A disagreement over vendor pitches between two groups escalated quickly into violence involving knives, the broadcaster reported.
Those hurt ranged in age from 15 to 47, including one child, Sözcü reported. One of the 6 injured, a man in his thirties, is in life-threatening condition, police said; the other 5 are not.
Police and medical teams were sent to the scene, and the injured were taken to hospital after first aid, NTV Türkiye said.
A suspect identified by police only as Mustafa H., 47, fled the scene after the fight, and Sancaktepe district police have launched a search for him, the broadcasters said. An investigation is continuing.
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What we know
- A dispute between market vendors over stall space turned into a knife fight at a market in Istanbul's Sancaktepe district on Wednesday, injuring 6 people, Turkish broadcasters reported.
- One of the 6 injured, a man in his thirties, is in life-threatening condition; the other 5, including a child, are not, police said.
- 1 outlet · Habertürk The fight broke out at around 08:04 local time on Akın Street in the Yenidoğan neighbourhood, Habertürk reported.
- A suspect, named by police only as Mustafa H., 47, fled the scene, and Sancaktepe police have launched a search for him.
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Why it matters for Europe
One of the 6 injured remains in a life-threatening condition, and police are still searching for the suspect who fled, after a dispute over market stall space escalated into a mass knife fight in a crowded public market.
Sources
Reported by 5 reports from 4 independent outlets in 1 countries.
- Habertürk: Sancaktepe’de pazar yerinde bıçaklı kavga: Biri çocuk 6 yaralı
- NTV Türkiye: Sancaktepe’de pazarda çıkan bıçaklı kavgada biri çocuk 6 kişi yaralandı
- Sözcü: İstanbul'da pazarcılar arasında bıçaklı kavga: 1’i çocuk 6 yaralı
- NTV Türkiye: Üsküdar'da 2 İETT otobüsü çarpıştı. 4 yaralı
- Cumhuriyet: İstanbul'da iki İETT otobüsü çarpıştı: 4 yolcu hafif yaralı
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Questions and answers
- What happened in Sancaktepe?
- A dispute between market vendors over stall space turned into a knife fight on Wednesday, injuring 6 people, Turkish broadcasters reported.
- How badly were people hurt?
- One man in his thirties is in life-threatening condition; the other 5, including a child, are not, police said.
- Has a suspect been caught?
- No. Police in Sancaktepe are searching for a suspect who fled the scene.
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