AhlulBayt News Agency

source : Exclusive ABNA.IR
Friday

17 September 2010

7:30:00 PM
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Friends of Palestine meet in Heidelberg

A group of Gaza activists have met in the German city of Heidelberg, in order to discuss the attacks on the six ships which were raided on 31st May 2010, while they were trying to break the Gaza siege from 2007.

According to the Ahlul Bayt News Agency ABNA, a peace organisation has met in the southwestern German city of Heidelberg in order to discuss the attacks on the freedom flotilla on 31st May in international waters.

Two Germans, who had been on the Mavi Marmaria held a report on the attacks on the freedom flotilla.

As they reported the attacks happened early in the morning, while most of the Muslim passengers were praying. As the praying where gathered on deck the zionists troops shot flashbangs from their above cruising helicopters in order to shock and disorder the people gathered on deck.

By using flashbangs and smoke grenades the people lost their orientation. At the same time Israeli soldiers came down on to the ships shotguns.

While some of the activists were trying to defend themselves against the wild Zionists, a friendly fire occured and may has injured few of the Zionists while trying to attack te freedom flotilla at around 5 in the morning.

About 60 journalists who have joined the fleet from all over the world were trying to catch the scene. Although they were in international waters the journalists were being threatened by Israeli soldiers to have their bags and cameras inspected. They never got them back.

After handcuffing the activists they were forced into the port of Ashdod where they were put to prison.

Some of the activists reported that they were not being granted to call anybody. Many of the injured activists treatment had been forbidden.

After a few hours of kneeling in the Israeli prisons they were forced to sign a form, in which they accepted that they had entered Israel illegaly, and want to be flown back into their home countries. Activists who wouldnt sign the form were beaten up by Israeli forces until they accepted the form and signed it.

By air, and after 11 hours of waiting on the runway, they were flown back to Istanbul, where the Zionists promised them to receive their bags.

Their bags were opened and the contents was removed. Instead of their cameras, bags, papers and personal belongings they just found garbage, which has purposely been placed in the bags to humiliate the activists.

Cameras and personal belongings of the German journalists have been missing since.

The Zionist Regime has attacked the freedom flotilla on 31st May 2010. At least 9 people were killed and more than 50 injured.

Few sources still report that 19 people were killed, while the Zionists army still talk about 9 dead.About 600 Activists had tried to bring construction material and food supplies into the Gaza strip.

People from different backrounds had been attending the meeting on Tuesday night. Not only Palestinians, but also a large number of Germans and Iranians attended the program.The "Heidelberger Friedensbündnis" (Peace Cooperation of Heidelberg) organizes programs and informs about the current situation in the Gaza Strip and the Middle East.

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