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Turkish police arrest hundreds after anti-Syrian riots in several cities

Turkish riot police stand guard at the Sarachane Park aqueduct as they stave off a march on Taksim Square, during a May Day (Labour Day) rally, marking International Workers' Day, in Istanbul, on May 1, 2024. © Yasin Akgul, AFP

Turkish police arrested hundreds of people during anti-Syrian riots in several cities which erupted after a Syrian man had been accused of harassing a child. Turkey, which hosts around 3.2 million Syrian refugees according to UN data, has been shaken several times by bouts of xenophobic violence in recent years. 

Turkish authorities said Tuesday they had detained over 470 people after anti-Syrian riots in several cities sparked by accusations that a Syrian man had harassed a child. 

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