Footage has been shared of staff at a restaurant in Turkey repeatedly punching and kicking two British women as they lie on the pavement.
The video shows the men attacking the tourists on June 2 outside Mad Boys, in Marmaris on June 2, after a row reportedly broke out over an unpaid bill.
Earlier in the footage, one of the women, who is wearing a green dress, is also seen pushing and hitting one of male employees around the head with her handbag.
The clip begins with a heated verbal argument that then escalates and turns physical.
At one point the women fall to the ground and a number of men attack them as they lie there. One even jumps through an open window to join in.
People can be heard shouting in the background as the brawl unfolds.
Police were called to the scene, but since neither party filed a complaint at the time the matter was closed.
However, when the video was shared online it caused widespread criticism and lead to a police investigation being opened.
Five members of staff were found to have been involved in the brawl and were detained and the restaurant was closed indefinitely.
The restaurant manager told Turkish newspaper AKŞAM that a family of five had caused an argument by not paying the 5,000 TL bill (£92).
He said the tourists provoked the staff by insulting Turks and the Turkish flag, and then attacked them.
In a statement on the incident, the Marmaris District Governor’s Office , said: ‘It should be known that violence against women is completely unacceptable in Muğla.
‘Our state stands firmly against all forms of violence against women.
‘Judicial and administrative investigations into the business and its employees are being meticulously conducted, and all developments are being closely monitored.’
Several people expressed their shock at the staff’s behaviour on social media.
One person wrote: ‘Shocking! Even if the customers were completely in the wrong, it absolutely gives the staff no right to react that way.
‘Especially a group of men kicking and punching women when they’re cowering on the floor. I thought I’d seen it all until now. Get them closed down and gone and restore the Marmaris we use to love!’
Another posted: ‘This is absolutely wild. This place needs closing down. I love Marmaris and am a 32 year visitor. I don’t go to armutalan or any of these kinds of places but I’m shocked at seeing grown men kicking a woman in the street!’
It is not clear if the women sustained injuries in the attack.
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