13.04.2025 19:10
In Konya, a person attempted an armed robbery in a taxi after getting in as a customer. The taxi driver managed to escape by using pepper spray against the individual, while the incident was recorded by the taxi's security camera.
A taxi driver in Konya intervened with pepper spray against an assailant who attempted an armed robbery in the taxi he entered as a customer, bringing the situation under control. The incident was captured by a security camera.
CONTINUOUSLY GETTING IN AND OUT OF THE TAXI
The incident occurred last Thursday evening in the central Meram district. According to the information obtained, an unidentified person who entered the commercial taxi driven by Veli Kurt as a customer said he wanted to go to the Yaylapınar neighborhood in central Meram. The individual, who sat next to the driver's seat, began the journey but displayed suspicious behavior by getting in and out of the vehicle several times along the way.
THE TAXI DRIVER ESCAPED FROM ARMED ROBBERY WITH PEPPER SPRAY
Taxi driver Veli Kurt became suspicious of the individual's behavior and heightened his attention. The person who got out of the vehicle one last time and then re-entered moved to the back seat this time. With his suspicions increasing, Kurt called him to the front seat. At that moment, the suspect who got out of the vehicle suddenly pulled out a gun and attempted to threaten the taxi driver. Taxi driver Veli Kurt intervened with the pepper spray he had with him. The assailant, affected by the pepper spray, quickly fled the scene.
THE ROBBERY ATTEMPT CAPTURED ON SECURITY CAMERA
All moments during the robbery attempt were captured second by second by the security camera in the taxi. Following the incident, police teams launched a large-scale operation to capture the suspect involved in the robbery attempt.