Spiderman Showed Up To This Turkish Mosque And Was Roughed Up And Arrested By Police

Turkey’s self-proclaimed “local Spider-Man,” Ayaz Koç, was handcuffed and beaten by police after attending the morning Eid prayer dressed as the Marvel hero at Kaptan Paşa Mosque in İskenderun, Hatay. ’I was going to the Eid prayer. After I washed my hands and face, the people responded positively," Koç said in a video message released following the incident. However, after the authorities started receiving reports of a masked individual at the mosque, they swiftly intervened. Video footage shows police officers trying to rip off the mask covering Koç’s face during the prayer, while the ‘’Turkey’s local Spider-Man’’ resists arrest. ‘’They forced me to the ground, handcuffed me, and stepped on my feet,” Koç said. Visibly emotional, he described sustaining injuries to his foot, rendering him unable to walk. ‘’I was battered up, my foot was injured, and now I cannot walk,’’ he said. Following clarification of his intentions to the authorities, Koç was released.