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Turkish men attack Syrian businesses in Istanbul

Tensions have risen in Istanbul’s Esenyurt district after a group of Turkish men attacked Syrian-owned businesses following a fight with a Syrian man.

Turkey’s Interior Ministry said that seven people have been detained in connection to the violence.
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