Turkish Teenager Live On Social Media Tikum 5 Cafe Visitors, Allegedly Affected By Video Games

Illustration of the stabbing action. (Unsplash)

JAKARTA - A teenager wearing a helmet and costumed vest stabbed five people randomly in a cafe in northwestern Turkey.

Quoting AP, Tuesday, August 13, the 18-year-old named Arda K. was finally detained by the police.

HaberTurk television report, this incident was also live on the perpetrator's social media (medsos). Before carrying out the action, the perpetrator deliberately put a camera on his vest.

The victims were explained to be relaxing in a cafe after praying at the mosque in Eskisehir, about 230 kilometers (143 miles) west of the capital, Ankara.

The perpetrator then approached carrying out a random stabbing action causing five people to be seriously injured, based on reports from the Anadolu news agency.

In carrying out the action, the attacker also carried an ax but was not used.

Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said an investigation had been carried out by the police to find out the motive.

HaberTurk and other media reported that this teenager's actions were believed to be affected by the video game.