Syrian properties in Ankara attacked after youth killed

A Turkish riot police member stands guard at a check point on a road which leads to a neighbourhood where many Syrian refugees have houses and shops, after a crowd of Turks attacked shops and homes belonging to Syrians overnight, in the wake of a street fight that led to a Turkish youth being fatally stabbed, in Ankara, Turkey August 12, 2021. REUTERS/Cagla Gurdogan

ANKARA (Reuters) - A crowd of Turks attacked shops and homes belonging to Syrians in the Turkish capital Ankara overnight in the wake of a street fight that led to a Turkish youth being fatally stabbed, a witness and media reports said.

The windows of Syrians' shops and homes were smashed and a vehicle was overturned and set on fire during the unrest in the Altindag district of Ankara. Police fired into the air at one point in an attempt to halt the violence, the witness said.