The group of 15, all wielding clubs, were patrolling the Sultangazi neighborhood in central Istanbul, looking for what they called “Pakistani robbers.”
A group of 15 unregistered Afghan migrants were arrested in Istanbul on Tuesday after they were spotted “patrolling” their neighborhoods with clubs in their hands.
The group of 15, all wielding clubs, were patrolling the Sultangazi neighborhood in central Istanbul, looking for what they called “Pakistani robbers.”
They claimed they were robbed by a Pakistani mob upon their arrest by the police.
An investigation was launched by the police into allegations of robbery after deporting the unregistered migrants to Afghanistan.