Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Turkish activist planes land Istanbul



Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu speaks with a Turkish activist... Riot police stand guard as pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered near the... A pro-Palestinian woman shows a Palestinian flag as about hundred people... ISTANBUL (AP) - Hundreds of activists deported from Israel following a bloody raid on a pro-Palestinian flotilla by Israeli soldiers, returned to a hero's welcome in Turkey early Thursday. Nine bodies were also on the first plane. Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc and several Turkish lawmakers welcomed them at the airport after Turkey pressured Israel to release the detainees, most of whom are Turkish. "They faced barbarism and oppression but returned with pride,"...

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