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Turkish protesters try to storm Israeli consulate in Istanbul
Stone-throwing protesters try to storm the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul over reports of Israeli attack on Gaza aid ship
- AP
- Published: 10:00 May 31, 2010
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- Palestinians ride boats in Gaza waters and an Israeli navy vessel patrols (background) as a flotilla of aid ships leaves for the blockaded territory, in Gaza city on Sunday.
Ankara: News channels are reporting that Turkish police blocked dozens of stone-throwing protesters who tried to storm the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul over reports of an Israeli attack on at least one Gaza aid ship in international waters.
CNN-Turk and NTV showed dozens of angry protesters scuffling with Turkish police guarding the consulate in downtown Istanbul early on Monday.
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The Israeli military denied that its forces attacked the boats but said they would enforce the decision to keep them away from Gaza.
Two TV networks reported earlier that Israeli warships attacked the six ships carrying pro-Palestinian activists and aid for blockaded Gaza, killing at least two and wounding an unknown number of people on board.
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