Five people are stabbed in a cafe in Turkey

Five people were killed in a stabbing attack at a cafe in northwestern Turkey, officials said Tuesday.

The fifth have been hospitalized and two of them are in serious condition, according to the state-run Anadolu agency.

The victims were people resting after prayers at a mosque in Eskisehir, about 230 kilometers west of the capital, Ankara, officials said.

The police announced that an 18-year-old man, identified as Arda K., was arrested after the incident.

Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya has announced that he has launched an investigation into the attack, AP reports.