Nearly a month after a group of protesters outside the Turkish ambassador's residence in Washington, DC were attacked and injured, two men were charged Wednesday with assault.
DC Police say Sinan Narin of Virginia is charged with felony aggravated assault and misdemeanor assault, and Eyup Yildirim of New Jersey is charged with two counts of felony assault and one count of misdemeanor assault. Police did not make it clear whether the men are Turkish nationals living in the US or Turkish-Americans.
The attack occurred May 16 when members of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's security detail, along with other onlookers, appeared to wade into a group of Kurdish protesters; 11 people were injured. In one video taken during the attack, Erdoğan appears to look on as the attack occurs.
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