Islamists attack Radiohead fans at Turkish release party
By Gul Tuysuz and Merieme Arif, CNN
Updated 10:49 AM ET, Sat June 18, 2016
Lead singer Thom Yorke of the British band Radiohead performs on stage during a concert at the Zenith concert hall on May 24, 2016 in Paris
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Mob attacks Turkish record store hosting Radiohead listening party
Attacks criticized attendees for drinking during Ramadan

(CNN)An angry mob has attacked a small record shop in Istanbul during a Radiohead listening party for drinking in the holy month of Ramadan.

Amateur video -- reported to have been live streamed on Periscope -- appears to have captured the incident. In the video the unidentified attackers reportedly entered the store shouting "close it, close it down" aggressively as event attendees were listening to Radiohead's newly launched "A Moon Shaped Pool."
The video shows the assailants -- thought to be from the nearby neighborhood -- roughly removing one person from the store. After a few moments of yelling outside the shop, one of the attackers in a white shirt is seen returning and shouting at the remaining handful of people to get out of the store. He knocks over a beer can then still shouting, flings a stool outside. Continuing to curse, he yells, "Are you not ashamed doing this in Ramadan?" referring to the holy month in Islam where Muslims fast.
The lights of the store are turned off and voices can be heard shouting "I'll kill you" and "I will burn you alive inside." That last part -- a chilling threat seemingly harkening back to one of Turkey's deadliest attacks where 35 intellectuals were burned alive by an Islamist mob in 1993.
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Band condemns violence
Fans had gathered at record stores around the globe for day dedicated to the band's first album in five years. The Velvet Indieground record store -- located in the Firuzaga neighborhood of Beyoglu district, the heart of Istanbul's culture scene -- was the sole Turkish venue to host an event.
"Our hearts go out to those attacked tonight at Velvet IndieGround in Istanbul," Radiohead said in a statement reported by Variety. "We hope that someday we will be able to look back on such acts of violent intolerance as things of the ancient past. For now, we can only offer our fans in Istanbul our love and support."
It was a calm event with people sitting outside in small groups chatting and drinking beer when the attackers came, according to a one eyewitness who spoke to several Turkish news agencies. "All of a sudden bottles were being thrown on us by some men, glass bottles. They were throwing glass bottles at peoples heads," the eyewitness said.
While there were no serious injuries, one attendee was struck on the head and required medical attention.
One attendee was struck on the head and required medical attention but told CNN it looked a lot worse than it was.
One attendee was struck on the head and required medical attention but told CNN it looked a lot worse than it was.
He told CNN that he was bloodied as a result of being hit with a bottle but that the amount of blood made the injury seem worse than it was. He visited a local hospital and received stitches to the wound.
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Meanwhile, local Beyoglu mayor from the conservative Muslim ruling AKP condemned the attack on Twitter.
"As with all acts that contain violence, the events in Firuzaga cannot be condoned. I condemn it," wrote Misbah Demircan.
He called the events "a provocation" but did not indicate whether the attackers or the people in attendance of the Radiohead party were the provocateurs.
"The provocation, the recording being made in the shop, relating the acts with fasting and lifestyle and servicing it is a planned plot against social peace," he wrote saying the situation is now a police matter.
Local media have reported that police have started an investigation but no arrests have been made so far.
A growing trend
The attack has had a chilling effect in secular circles who see it as a part of a growing trend of Islamist threats on liberties.
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Gay pride and Trans pride parades have been threatened by Nationalist-Islamist youth groups. A Nationalist Muslim youth group issued a severely worded statement against the 13th Gay Pride Parade in Istanbul scheduled for next week.
"We are warning you in advance we are not responsible for what happens after this," the ultra-nationalist Islamist youth group statement read. The group adding that they will do whatever it takes to stop the parade from taking place during Ramadan.
Another group called the Anatolian Muslim Youth made a call to supporters saying "we are duty bound to stop the deviancy, we are waiting for you."
The Istanbul governorship issued a statement banning the parade citing security reasons. Last year the parade was banned with police dispersing crowds using tear gas and water cannons.
Turkey is already struggling with plummeting tourism. The industry has taken a hit amid fears of terror attacks by ISIS as well as attacks by the Kurdistan Workers' Party.