Violence erupts in Kayseri after child molestation by Syrian citizen

In the Melikgazi district of Kayseri, Turkey, a crowd overturned vehicles and set fire to some workplaces after a foreigner allegedly molested a five-year-old child.

On the other hand, the governor of Kayseri confirmed these allegations in a statement. The governor’s statement said that a person of Syrian nationality abused a small child and that person was detained.

In response to the incident, people took to the streets in Kayseri. Syrians’ vehicles and workplaces were burned. Security forces were dispatched to the area to calm angry people.