Ankara, 31 May. (AKI) - Israeli commandos raided the night the Turkish passenger ship 'Mavi Marmara.' During the attack the small fleet of ships belonging to some non-governmental organizations, en route to Gaza, at least 15 pro-Palestinian activists on board would have died. About thirty wounded.
sources said the Foreign Ministry, at the moment, it seems that there are no Italians among the victims of the Israeli special forces operation. This was announced by Foreign Ministry sources, stating that you were our countrymen on board, though not yet confirmed the number. "As always we are continuing to do our checks, but does not seem to hit in the first boat, the Turkish one, there are Italians," the source said.
For its part, the Israeli army announced that several volunteers have been killed in the operation against the six ships bound for the Gaza Strip. In a statement, the military state that the activists have resorted to violence against soldiers and are therefore been forced to respond. Four soldiers were wounded. Unofficial sources, and as yet no confirmation, speak of 15 dead and dozens wounded. According to Israeli media, the armed forces with the Star of David would try to seize the ship who wanted to break the blockade imposed by Tel Aviv in the Strip. The broadcaster 'Al Jazeera' spoke instead of at least 2 people killed and 31 wounded. The attack occurred in international waters 75 miles off the Israeli coast. On board ships with humanitarian aid was also a Swedish MEP of Turkish origin, Mehmet Kapla. For this, Israel's ambassador to Ankara, Gaby Levy, was summoned to the Foreign Ministry turkish for explanation. Turkish Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, traveling to the United States, informed the President Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the latest developments with respect to the blitz. Even the Israeli ambassador to Stockholm was summoned to the Foreign Ministry of Sweden. This was announced by Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, noting that''it is crucial to quickly determine "what happened to the boat." We are trying to understand what happened, "said Bildt, who now is in Italy, indicating he had also contacted the representative for EU foreign policy, Catherine Ashton, to ensure that the European Union to make a "clear answer." It said: "It 'a very grave, which will have serious consequences. Therefore it is very important to clarify the facts. "
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