He attacked citizens in a tea garden with a knife: 5 people injured, 2 in critical condition

The incident occurred near the Uluönder tram stop in the Tepebaşı district. According to information obtained, 18-year-old Arda K., influenced by the war games he played, attacked citizens sitting at a local tea garden with an axe and a knife.

The 18-year-old attacker, identified as Arda K., who was wearing a Nazi helmet, a tactical vest with a swastika, and the Nazi "Black Sun" emblem on his chest, injured 5 people, 1 of whom was in critical condition.

The suspect, who wore a bulletproof vest and helmet and hid his face with a mask, attacked the citizens sitting at the local tea house with a knife. The attacker, Arda K., recorded those moments.

The suspect was apprehended after a chase that ensued when a police officer from the Tepebaşı District Police Department, who was on duty, noticed the incident. The apprehended suspect was taken into custody.

The 5 citizens injured in the incident were transferred to hospitals in the city. It was learned that 2 of the injured, who are under treatment, are in life-threatening condition.

JUSTICE MINISTER TUNÇ: THE INDIVIDUAL HAS BEEN TAKEN INTO CUSTODY

Justice Minister Tunç: The suspect A.K., who injured 5 people by randomly attacking them with a sharp object on the street in Eskişehir, has been apprehended and taken into custody as part of the judicial investigation initiated by the Eskişehir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.

STATEMENT FROM INTERIOR MINISTER YERLİKAYA

Minister Yerlikaya also shared the information that the attacker had been taken into custody in a post on his social media account with the following words:

The suspect named A.K., who randomly attacked and injured 5 of our citizens named N.Ö., T.A., C.Ö., C.A., and M.K. with a sharp object at the tea garden in Şehit Rüstem Demirbaş Park on Rauf Orbay Street in Tepebaşı, Eskişehir, has been apprehended and taken into custody.

I wish a speedy recovery to our citizens injured in the attack.

Minister Yerlikaya shared the footage of the attacker in Eskişehir being taken into custodyhttps://t.co/qTLjHykuWE pic.twitter.com/VYaMYgEWYj

— 12punto (@12puntocomtr) August 12, 2024

The following statement was made by the Eskişehir Police Department regarding the matter:

“Regarding the 'Stabbing' incident that took place on 12.08.2024 in the tea garden of Şehit Rüstem Demirbaş Park on Rauf Orbay Street in Tepebaşı, the suspect named Arda K., who had a helmet on his head, a mask on his face, a tactical vest on his body, and a knife in his hand, was apprehended and neutralized by our teams while fleeing after stabbing 5 people sitting in the tea garden for no reason, and the sharp/piercing weapon used in the crime was secured. The injured individuals were transferred to hospitals in the city for treatment. The investigation into the matter is ongoing.”

ESKİŞEHİR GOVERNOR'S OFFICE MADE A STATEMENT REGARDING THE STABBING ATTACK

The Eskişehir Governor's Office made a statement regarding the stabbing attack against citizens sitting in a tea garden in Eskişehir.

In the incident that occurred at a tea house located in the Uluönder neighborhood of the Tepebaşı district, an 18-year-old individual named Arda K. attacked citizens with a knife in his hand. 5 people were stabbed and injured in the attack, which he carried out with attire resembling a war game character. Following the incident, the suspect was taken into custody. A statement was made by the Eskişehir Governor's Office regarding the incident. The statement included the following expressions:

“Regarding the 'Stabbing' incident that occurred in a tea garden in the Tepebaşı district of our province on 12.08.2024; the suspect A.K., who caused the injury of 5 of our citizens by randomly attacking people, was apprehended and neutralized by police officers, and the sharp/piercing weapon used in the crime was secured. The investigation initiated by the Eskişehir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office regarding the suspect, who turned 18 on June 19, 2024, and who has no prior criminal record according to the examinations conducted so far, is being carried out meticulously. We convey our best wishes to our citizens injured in the attack and wish them a speedy recovery.”

The posts of the 18-year-old attacker who stabbed 5 people in Eskişehir have emerged:

-In my old plan, I aimed to attack the TKP building

-Place an IED at the migrant registration center and blow it up

-Target migrant houses and eliminate them all

-Call in a bomb threat to the LGBT march

-Pour sugar into the gas tank of feminists

-Cleanse your ideological enemies, the communists, the Marxists, and the anti-fascists

-Maybe you can die for this cause, but even edits will be made about you afterwards