Erdogan condemns attack on rock fans

Afp, Ankara

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday condemned Islamists who attacked rock fans at a music store in Istanbul, but also said it was "wrong" for fans to have consumed alcohol in public. A group of about 20 men beat up customers at the music store who were listening to the new album by Radiohead on Friday night, angry that they were drinking alcohol during the Muslim holy month.