Radiohead: attack on Radiohead event in Istanbul – ABC Online

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During a promotional events the new Radiohead album “A Moon Shaped pool” were attacked in Istanbul several fans of the band. In a statement Radiohead showed their support.

Actually wanted fans of Radiohead record store Velvet Indie Ground Records in Istanbul only the appearance of the new album “A Moon Shaped Pool” celebrate. But the event was attacked – allegedly for religious reasons. Several men stormed according to a report of “Variety” the store and beat among others with pipes after fleeing fans, apparently because they had drunk alcohol during the month of Ramadan. They shouted: “How can you drink alcohol during Ramadan!”, “We flares ye!” and: “”! You bastards “

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It is not known how many of the music lovers in attendance were injured and how severe their injury. on Reddit, a user who claims to be one of the hosts of the evening announced. According to his report had over 20 Men wrapped with pipes on the present, beer bottles were smashed on the heads of Radiohead fans and the attackers had been “determined to kill us”.

He did not even know how they managed it out there have. In the Reddit thread is, among other things, a video montage of Periscope streams related to the incident.

the musicians of Radiohead said its fans after the incident compassion: “We are sending our fans in Istanbul our love and support,” it said in the statement. The band hope that such attacks would soon be a thing of the distant past.

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