Syrian shops were vandalized and cars set ablaze during the attacks

A crowd of Turkish citizens attacked houses, shops, and cars owned by Syrians in the Altindag district of Ankara, according to the Turkish newspaper Zaman.

The newspaper detailed that “the attack occurred on Wednesday night following reports that a Syrian had stabbed two Turkish men in a fight”.

“18-year-old Emirhan Yalcin was killed in the fight between Syrian refugees and locals in the same area earlier in the day”, the newspaper added.

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Riot police were deployed to the area to quell the violence, as more than 100 Turks gathered, attacking Syrian businesses and residences.

After the arrival of the district governor Kumali Atilla, the residents of the neighborhood expressed discriminatory slogans which call for the "extermination of refugees" and "not to open their shops again”.

Following the incident, Ankara Governor’s Office announced that the “foreign nationals who carried out the incident were detained,” adding that “the investigation into the unfortunate incident will be continued.”