Turkey arrests 67 in wake of anti-Syrian rioting

FILE - Syrians wait to cross into Syria near Antakya, Turkey, Feb. 21, 2023. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused opposition parties of stoking racism, July 1, 2024, a day after Syrian-owned shops were set afire in a central Turkey neighborhood.

Turkish authorities have taken into custody 67 people accused of going on a rampage after a Syrian national was accused of sexually harassing a 7-year-old female relative.