Stone attack on CHP Şehzadeler District Headquarters
It was learned that the attacker claimed he had been promised a job at the municipality but was not hired, and that he broke the windows because he was angry at the situation in the moment.
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In an incident that took place yesterday evening in the Şehzadeler district of Manisa, a stone attack was carried out on the Republican People's Party (CHP) Şehzadeler District Headquarters building. 35-year-old Y.T., who arrived at the party building in the 1. Anafartalar neighborhood around 21:15, broke the glass of the entrance door, causing material damage. Police teams were dispatched to the area upon reports of the attack. It was determined that the suspect fled immediately after the incident.
While police teams continued their work at the scene, Y.T. went to the Şehzadeler District Police Department shortly after, stated that he had carried out the attack, and surrendered. It was learned that in his initial statement, the detained suspect claimed that a promise made to him regarding being hired at the municipality was not kept, and that he broke the windows because he was angry for this reason. The investigation is ongoing.
'WE HAVE NO FEAR OF ANYTHING'
Upon receiving news of the attack, CHP Şehzadeler District Chair Mert Özkösemen and Şehzadeler Mayor Hakan Şimşek arrived at the party building to conduct inspections. After receiving information from the authorities regarding the incident, the chairs announced that they would follow the process closely.
CHP Şehzadeler District Chair Mert Özkösemen made the following statement after the incident: 'Unfortunately, a heinous attack was carried out on our district headquarters this evening. An individual we do not know at all threw stones at the windows of our district headquarters. We are the party that founded and saved Turkey. We have no fear of anything. I hope that this culture of violence will also come to an end. We have no damage other than property damage. We were out on neighborhood visits, fortunately, we were not working here. We gave our statement to the police. I hope we do not experience these negatives again and that no one dares to do this. We have filed a complaint.'
Following the incident, it was reported that daily operations at the district headquarters are continuing safely and that the attack only caused material damage.