https://www.sozcu.com.tr/2020/gundem/abdde-turk-restoranina-saldiri-6113084/
A Turkish restaurant located in Beverly Hills, California, USA, was attacked. Cafe Istanbul, which has been serving for 8 years in Beverly Hills, was attacked
While a group of 7-8 people entered the restaurant at around 21:00, throwing the tables and chairs inside the restaurant, material damage occurred in the restaurant. During the attack, he escaped from the back door of the restaurant with the FT family, who was inside the restaurant and did not want his name to be revealed because of his family's safety.
FT “Unfortunately, as you can see, we were attacked by Armenian citizens. While sitting with my family, 7-8 people suddenly jumped into the restaurant and started distributing. We tried to protect ourselves. We tried to escape. While we were trying to escape to the neighborhood from the back, we came across a group of 15-20 people while running 50 meters forward, ”he said. Expressing that they took shelter in a building they found open recently and called the police with the help of the residents, FT said, “I don't know what to say. We are in fear ”he said.
Police
focus on hate crime F.T. He stated that the police officers who came after the incident determined that the investigation would be opened within the scope of hate crime. After the Republic of Turkey from restaurants Event in Los Angeles Consul General he said Oguz's restaurant Can not determined by expressing the identity of the attacking group officially received threats for some time and that the situation is transmitted to the relevant authorities.
"The police officer said they would investigate the attack as a hate crime," said Oğuz, adding that these incidents reminded the incidents in which Consul Generals and diplomats were martyred in Los Angeles in the 1980s. Oğuz, who wanted the Turkish community to follow the incident in the presence of all officials in the region, expressed that they will also be followers of the consulate general.
Stating that an attack carried out so early in Beverly Hills, one of the busiest places in Los Angeles, cannot be accepted, Oğuz said, “We invite all our citizens to calmness”. He wanted citizens not to be particularly provoked. Nilay Senel, President of the Southern California American Turkish Association, whose headquarters is located in Los Angeles, said in a statement in Nylund that the attack was unacceptable and that many Turkish businesses had recently received threatening calls. In a written statement, the association called on officials, especially Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, to condemn the hate crime.
In addition, Beverly Hills Municipality, Civil Rights department, Mark Blankenship, visited the restaurant and received information from the restaurant officials. (İHA)