24.08.2026 19:50
A dispute between two families in the Muradiye district of Van quickly turned into a brawl involving stones and sticks. Two people were injured in the incident, during which police intervened with water cannons, tear gas, and warning shots fired into the air. The events were captured second by second on a bystander's mobile phone camera.
A disagreement that started between two families in the Muradiye district of Van quickly turned into a brawl with stones and sticks. Police intervened in the fight, which turned the area into a battlefield, using TOMA (water cannon), tear gas, and warning shots fired into the air. While 2 people were injured in the incident, the moments of the fight were captured on a mobile phone camera.
ARGUMENT QUICKLY TURNED INTO A FIGHT
The incident occurred on Hastane Street in the Muradiye district. According to the information obtained, a verbal argument broke out between two families for a reason that has not yet been determined. When the argument escalated, the parties attacked each other with stones and sticks.
Upon the report, numerous police and medical teams were dispatched to the area. Police teams took extensive security measures on the street to separate the parties and prevent the incident from escalating further.
INTERVENTION WITH TOMA AND TEAR GAS
The police used TOMA and tear gas to disperse the crowd. Teams also fired warning shots into the air to get the parties to end the fight. After the intervention, the crowd was dispersed, and security measures in the area were increased.
2 PEOPLE WERE INJURED
2 people were injured in the fight involving stones and sticks. The injured received first aid at the scene from medical teams. They were then taken to Van Training and Research Hospital by ambulances.
While police teams continued their precautions on Hastane Street and its surroundings against the possibility of the parties confronting each other again, an investigation was launched into the incident. Meanwhile, what happened during the fight was recorded moment by moment by a nearby person on a mobile phone camera.