Shop worker stabs tourist who did not buy anything

The incident took place on May 4 on Fuat Paşa Street in the Mercan Yokuşu area of Istanbul's Fatih district. According to the information obtained, a shop worker, who is alleged to be a minor, got into an argument with a foreign tourist who did not shop at their store.

Following the argument, the worker chased the tourist with a knife they were carrying. The worker stabbed the tourist in the arm after the tourist fled and took refuge in another shop. During the incident, the attacker also attempted to attack another person who was allegedly a relative of the tourist.

ATTACKER FLED

The attacker, who is alleged to be a minor, then fled the scene. Local shopkeepers who witnessed the incident notified the police and medical teams. Upon receiving the report, medical teams arrived at the scene and transported the tourist, who was wounded in the arm, to the hospital by ambulance.

Police teams have launched an investigation to apprehend the attacker, who fled after the incident, which was captured on security cameras.